Monday, October 15, 2007
I'm back in that square in Mainz with the random wireless signal to post this before I take off for the day. I'm freezing my ass off, but it looks like it'll be another gorgeous day once the sun warms things up.
Sunday (Koblenz->Mainz), 65mi
Again, no internet connection so hopefully I’ll post this tomorrow.
Today was another long day, but the weather was great with not a cloud in the sky. It was a bit cold in morning, but this didn’t bother me as I had a new riding friend! He was a crazy German on a recumbent that I had met in the hotel we stayed in. We ate breakfast together and conversed in broken Germenglish. He was probably 50, lived in the country outside Koln, and despised working. He didn’t own a car and, as far as I could tell, spent all his time riding around Germany on a recumbent. Anyway, he accompanied me 25km to the south to the town of Boppart where he departed for the mountains. I didn’t feel comfortable asking him for picture and he had mirrors so I couldn’t take a picture from the back like I did of the carpenter crack man. Oh well. From there I rode mostly along the Rhine past cliffs, castles, and quaint medieval towns. So far, this has probably been the best part of the Rhine.
I arrived in Mainz around 5pm and spent some time in the main square posting the previous day’s blog. At that point I was starving so I found the hostel, showered, and headed out for something to eat. I ate a massive plate of donner kebab but was still quite hungry so I came back here and devoured a whole chocolate bar. Looks like I’ll have to go shopping again tomorrow.
The last bit of news is that I’ve finished my first guidebook (Rotterdam to Mainz). Hooray! The guidebook said it was about 405mi, my total mileage was about 395mi. Next, I start on Mainz to Basel (Switzerland). It should only take me five (long) days so I’m running ahead of schedule. I think I might stay an extra night in Strasbourg (especially if it’s raining, as it may be in the middle of the week). It’s supposed to be a nice town. Tomorrow I make for Mannheim or Ludwigshafen. They’re both across the Rhine from each other so I have to decide which to stay in.
PS. Holy shit, I just left my wallet at the kebab place in town. Luckily the guy saw it and put it behind the counter. I had to ride all the way back to town. That was scary.
Pictures:
The route. Google Maps.
A beautiful morning on the Rhein.
A castle with town below.
An old tollhouse in the middle of the river.
Having lunch about 30km from Mainz.
An old building in Mainz.
Sunday (Koblenz->Mainz), 65mi
Again, no internet connection so hopefully I’ll post this tomorrow.
Today was another long day, but the weather was great with not a cloud in the sky. It was a bit cold in morning, but this didn’t bother me as I had a new riding friend! He was a crazy German on a recumbent that I had met in the hotel we stayed in. We ate breakfast together and conversed in broken Germenglish. He was probably 50, lived in the country outside Koln, and despised working. He didn’t own a car and, as far as I could tell, spent all his time riding around Germany on a recumbent. Anyway, he accompanied me 25km to the south to the town of Boppart where he departed for the mountains. I didn’t feel comfortable asking him for picture and he had mirrors so I couldn’t take a picture from the back like I did of the carpenter crack man. Oh well. From there I rode mostly along the Rhine past cliffs, castles, and quaint medieval towns. So far, this has probably been the best part of the Rhine.
I arrived in Mainz around 5pm and spent some time in the main square posting the previous day’s blog. At that point I was starving so I found the hostel, showered, and headed out for something to eat. I ate a massive plate of donner kebab but was still quite hungry so I came back here and devoured a whole chocolate bar. Looks like I’ll have to go shopping again tomorrow.
The last bit of news is that I’ve finished my first guidebook (Rotterdam to Mainz). Hooray! The guidebook said it was about 405mi, my total mileage was about 395mi. Next, I start on Mainz to Basel (Switzerland). It should only take me five (long) days so I’m running ahead of schedule. I think I might stay an extra night in Strasbourg (especially if it’s raining, as it may be in the middle of the week). It’s supposed to be a nice town. Tomorrow I make for Mannheim or Ludwigshafen. They’re both across the Rhine from each other so I have to decide which to stay in.
PS. Holy shit, I just left my wallet at the kebab place in town. Luckily the guy saw it and put it behind the counter. I had to ride all the way back to town. That was scary.
Pictures:
The route. Google Maps.
A beautiful morning on the Rhein.
A castle with town below.
An old tollhouse in the middle of the river.
Having lunch about 30km from Mainz.
An old building in Mainz.
Comments:
Isn't a "donner kebab" what you eat when
you're snowbound on Donner Pass in 1847?
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you're snowbound on Donner Pass in 1847?
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