ГерманияBerlinUnter den LindenPrussian Academy of Sciences (1700-1945)52°31’1” N 13°23’20” E
15 августа 2022 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
It is the 15th of August and my adventure begins. I stand in front of the front door and pull it shut, then I am locked out and can take off.
The start goes off without much fanfare. It is not aЧитать далее
ГерманияSaxonyLeipzigZentrum-Ost51°20’35” N 12°23’18” E
17 августа 2022 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
As with driving a car, you notice fatigue on a bicycle because you become unfocused, make mistakes, and misjudge situations.
On my first meters in Leipzig I want to shoot a photo of the skyline. TheЧитать далее
ГерманияHessenKassel51°18’56” N 9°29’33” E
22 августа 2022 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
The road to Kassel takes me through Saxony, Thuringia and Hesse.
I now notice small regional differences in particular - for example, that there are countless plum bushes in Thuringia, from which IЧитать далее
ГерманияNordrhein-WestfalenHammHamm-Lippewiesen51°40’49” N 7°48’55” E
24 августа 2022 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
What is there to know about Hamm?
"The ICEs (German high-speed trains) are always separated there", my grandfather said when I told him the city of my employer.
Others, including me, didn't know theЧитать далее
ГерманияNordrhein-WestfalenDüsseldorfStadtbezirk 01Heinrich-Heine-Allee51°13’31” N 6°46’35” E
29 августа 2022 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
My path leads me west to the Rhine valley. On the way, I pass Wuppertal, unfortunately only on the railway embankment that has been converted into a cycle path. The route is exciting, leads throughЧитать далее
ГерманияNordrhein-WestfalenKölnAltstadt NordAlter Markt50°56’18” N 6°57’36” E
30 августа 2022 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Another spontaneous visit works out and I meet my uncle and aunt near Cologne. I am warmly welcomed and, with the help of her cooking skills I am able to restore some calories during the course of theЧитать далее
ГерманияBaden-Württemberg RegionStuttgartJubiläumssäule48°46’42” N 9°10’48” E
2 сентября 2022 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
The last big stop in Germany is coming up. The biggest to be exact. I lived there for a few years. It didn't help me much professionally, but I made some good friends. So it happens that I visitЧитать далее
ГерманияBaden-Württemberg RegionKehl48°34’25” N 7°48’7” E 9 сентября 2022 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Days in Germany: 25.5
Kilometres in Germany: 1 292 km
Elevation Gain: 9 510 hm
ФранцияGrand-EstStrasbourg48°35’5” N 7°45’3” E
9 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The first step (kick) into France is taken. I roll over the bridge that crosses the Rhine and I am in France. Little by little I have to get used to the basic things: Right-before-left rule, behaviourЧитать далее
ФранцияGrand-EstBerthelming48°49’11” N 7°0’35” E
9 сентября 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
10 September
As the day is very rainy, we decide to visit the Musee de la Guerre de 1870 et de l'annexion and brush up on German-French history.
For me, the museum will be the first step in furtherЧитать далее
