With the tourists in Heidelberg

Just a short ride today, 48K, the last day on the Neckar River. We planned to spend a few hours in Heidelberg along the way. A beautiful ride to Heidelberg although a lot of the path was a bit rough. Heidelberg was a bit of a shock, it was overrun with tourist, swarming around in big groups following tour guides, with their cruise boat backpacks on. All the shady spots at coffee shops were taken. So different from the other places we've been. Anyway, we found the map shop we were looking for, then headed up to the castle on the funicular. Once we were up there it all looked much better, relaxing under the trees in the Schloss garden and looking down on the city.

The last 20K into Mannheim was a bit mundane and Mannheim itself is not too attractive, however it's the start of our next river, the Rhine.Read more