Along the Canal: the RegnitzRadweg

Today's ride took us along the Main Donau Canal from Bamberg to Nuremberg. The canal roughly follows the Regnitz River but we chose the canal route, it was 10 klm shorter! Rain this morning untilBaca selengkapnya
Checking out Nuremberg

No riding today so I suppose you'd call it a rest day. Local public transport got us out to the "Documentation Centre Nazi Party Rally Grounds". Nuremberg was the centre for the huge party rallies andBaca selengkapnya
On to the Romantische Strasse

Yesterday we got a train from Nuremberg to Donauworth and joined one of the main bike tourist trails, the Romantische Strasse. Our first night on the trail was to Nordlingen. An amazing little townBaca selengkapnya
To Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Not a long ride today but quite a hill on the way to Rothenburg on the Tauber River. Trusty navigator found a great spot for morning tea on a terrace looking down on our route. We'd done the hill byBaca selengkapnya
Along the Tauber

We headed back into Rothenburg and through the old town yesterday. The festival was still in full swing with bands playing, locals wandering around in costumes and throngs of tourists. Then weBaca selengkapnya
Relaxing at the Bad, and on to the Main

Yesterday was our day off in Bad Mergentheim, a spa town, so of course we had to check it out. To get to the spa complex we walked through the Kurpark, (I think this translates as Cure Park), aBaca selengkapnya
The bend in the Main

We chose the long route, following the Main from just north of Wurstburg then north to Gemunden, then the river turns south. We're now at Markheidenfeld after a 70 K ride. The highlight of the day wasBaca selengkapnya
Getting to Stuttgart

Our last day on the Main was an easy ride to Wertheim, then the train to Stuttgart. Changing trains in Laud was tricky, the timetable said we had 4 minutes! It didn't work, the small train fromBaca selengkapnya
Learning more about Swabian specialties

Visited the family in Scharnhauser Park today, 20 minutes by U Bahn from our hotel. Nathan treated us to a "Swabian Adventure Cake" for afternoon tea, then Greg showed us all around the area. TheBaca selengkapnya
Tourists in Stuttgart

Our excellent tour guides showed us the highlight of Stuttgart today. First stop was the Mercedes-Benz museum, covering 130 years of German automotive history. It was a wonderful display of cars, suchBaca selengkapnya
On and on down the Neckar

We left Stuttgart yesterday and headed off along our next river, the Neckar. We were in for a long hot day, 79 K to Heilbronn. The bike path was very busy, everyone was out to enjoy the sun. The beerBaca selengkapnya
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.Baca selengkapnya
Adventures on the Rhein

Mannheim, were the Neckar joins the Rhine, was really just a place to stay before the next river. The hotel proprietor came out to chat this morning and gave us some good advice about the best way outBaca selengkapnya
Battling Bikies in Bingen

We discovered when we left Nackenheim this morning that the public holiday today is a religious festival, Corpus Christi. Little altars had appeared in doorways and on front steps overnight. This oneBaca selengkapnya
Hildegard and Castles: busy on the Rhine

We started the day with some time in the Museum in Bingen learning all about Hildegard of Bingen. She seems like quite a character, a prolific writer and significant political player. Next to theBaca selengkapnya
Burg Rheinfels: the castle

This is the largest castle on the Rhine, just a short climb from our hotel. Spectacular views of the river and a beautiful walk down. I headed across the river this afternoon on the local ferry to getBaca selengkapnya
One ladt castle: Marksburg

We rode onto to Boppard this morning, then crossed the river on another little ferry to visit Marksburg castle. This one was never conquered or destroyed so although it's not big it was interesting,Baca selengkapnya
Cruising the Rhine

After a 70K ride to Bonn we decided to get a boat for the last 10K to Cologne, so at least I can say I've cruised the Rhine. An earlier plan had been to ride about 40 or 50 K then get a train but itBaca selengkapnya
The Dom and the Chocolate Museum

Very hot in Cologne today so we were on the look out for cool places to visit. The burial crypt of the bishops in the Cathedral was good, and the Chocolate Museum. Not everything was working at theBaca selengkapnya
Across Germany by train

We left Cologne a bit after 9 this morning and after 2 changes of train we arrived safely in Berlin and navigated successfully to Pension Ingeborg, about 5K from the Hauptbahnhof. We have the purpleBaca selengkapnya
Stasiland

Yesterday we visited the Stasi remand prison and the Stasi museum. The prison, Hohenschonhausen, was in the middle of high security compound that wasn't marked on maps, just a blank. We were fortunateBaca selengkapnya
Berlin zoo and riding the Wall

I chose a trip to the zoo today, Jan opted for a ride along the Berlin Wall bike trail. I wanted to compare the zoo with ours. As you can see from the photos there are good close ups, but it'sBaca selengkapnya
A ride in the country

We rode another section of the wall trail today, getting the train out of town for a ride in the country. Most of the old wall area out here is a forested green belt now, mostly good path butBaca selengkapnya
Obstacles on the way to the Elbe

We were late leaving our Pension in Berlin, then we had to go to the Hauptbahnhof to organise train tickets to Dessau on the Elbe river. The Hbf in Berlin is big, Mary would love it, 16 platforms onBaca selengkapnya
2 days on the Elbe

After the end of our "cruise" we made our way through the town of Wittenberg. Martin Luther is big here and 2017 is an important anniversary year, so the town was buzzing with tourists, at least 10Baca selengkapnya