Bayrisch architecture aplenty
A German Birl l(Oder eine Kleine wanderung bei auto)
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This one's for Micky and Choccy! 
Good one.
One of the folk at the birthday party warned me about today's weather and he was right ... It was pishing down on the way over to Rothenburg but eased off as we pulled into the parkplatz near the Galgengasse. There's a bike bay about 30 meters from the entrance by the way. We had a wander round the town and a bite to eat in a quirky wee place quite near the Galgen Tor: great food and lots of choice. Not expensive either, even with the piss poor exchange rate. Cafe EinzigArtzig. Well worth a visit. I left her nibs there while I had a wander on the mediaeval walls.
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You can sponsor a stone in the wall. I've no idea about the cost but surely UKGSer could stretch to it? 
. Maybe the yacht could forego it's refit next year?
. Maybe the yacht could forego it's refit next year? 
Fabulous Peter. 
After doing Rothenburg, we headed for Detwang. It's a mile or so out of the town in the Tauber valley. The Gastube Detwang is run by a biker and we chatted about his R9T while the missus stood by and rolled her eyes. . She was quite happy with the room though - an enormous bed and very clean, if with an interesting shower arrangement! Only to be expected when you have to fit mod cons into very old buildings!
There's also a camping platz in Detwang - the Tauber Idyll. Chokka with campers when I passed by.
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. She was quite happy with the room though - an enormous bed and very clean, if with an interesting shower arrangement! Only to be expected when you have to fit mod cons into very old buildings!There's also a camping platz in Detwang - the Tauber Idyll. Chokka with campers when I passed by.
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Grub at the Schwartzes Lamm hotel in Detwang ...
Btw ... The Gasthaus here is the Tauberstube. I had a brain fart!
Btw ... The Gasthaus here is the Tauberstube. I had a brain fart!
Absolut! Es ist Spargelzeit ...Great stuff Pete and what a great time of year to have a wee explore
This one's for Micky and Choccy!
Ha ha
Fabulous Peter.
He has a way of doing it
So only a very brief report today owing to being knackered after a long drive via mainly B and K/L roads from Rothenburg to the Rhine. A couple of unscheduled road closures didn't help! Saying that we came across some superb biking routes which I'll itemise from the GPS track when I get back.
Meantime, here's a couple of pics of ...
1.Rothenburg looking across the Tauber tal.
Meantime, here's a couple of pics of ...
1.Rothenburg looking across the Tauber tal.
2. A section of the Romantische Strasse north of Rothenburg. It's a shame the weather has been cool and wet. The rape in the fields and the thousands of blossoming trees lining the roads would otherwise be fabulous!
NB if planning a trip, maybe make it early to mid May!
NB if planning a trip, maybe make it early to mid May!
3. A view across the Rhine from near our hotel. Another good find: the Weinstube Schloss Furstenberg. It's run by a very nice couple who can't do enough for you. We shared a table with a guy from Devon who regularly drives from Belgium to North of Munich to visit relatives and he stops here EVERY time. Given the competition in the German hotel trade, that's a great recommendation!
Better weather today and being Sunday and a holiday weekend, bikers were out in force. After leaving the Furstenberg, I cut over to the Mosel tal and headed for the Eiffel.
Yet again, I'll attach our route to a post when I get back. More hairpins than you could stick in a box of rollers and hunners of bikes. Only one accident though: it looked like a younger rider simply got one of the hairpins wrong. She seemed ok though and well looked after by her pals.
We got to Aachen late afternoon and took a saunter round the centre. The cathedral will have to wait til tomorrow. They weren't letting heathens in!
Speaking of heathens ...
Yet again, I'll attach our route to a post when I get back. More hairpins than you could stick in a box of rollers and hunners of bikes. Only one accident though: it looked like a younger rider simply got one of the hairpins wrong. She seemed ok though and well looked after by her pals.
We got to Aachen late afternoon and took a saunter round the centre. The cathedral will have to wait til tomorrow. They weren't letting heathens in!
Speaking of heathens ...
A great day in Aachen! We did the usual cultistuff: the Dom, the Treasury. Unfortunately the Charlemagne Centre was closed but there were compensations ...
Germany is hell I tell you!
Germany is hell I tell you!
The Dom opens at 11 (after morning mass) and it's worth a visit for the stunning architecture and the windows in the apse behind the altar. How the feck mediaeval masons and glassworkers produced something like that is beyond me. Nowadays they'd have to run umpteen simulations just to make sure the walls could carry the load of that roof.
We'd planned to visit the Centre Charlemagne museum but, being Mayday, it was closed for the holiday. Yet again there were compensations. The square behind the Dim was being used for the usual celebrations. At first it was the boring stuff: speeches about solidarity etc
Then they brought on a band. A terrific Latin American band and the place was jumping to Bessame Mucho, Corazon Espinal and other crackers. All washed down with ein Bit, bitte!
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Then they brought on a band. A terrific Latin American band and the place was jumping to Bessame Mucho, Corazon Espinal and other crackers. All washed down with ein Bit, bitte!
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Note the guitarist doing the John Lennon tribute act!
Top tip... If coming to Aachen, make it the May Day weekend!
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Top tip... If coming to Aachen, make it the May Day weekend!
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A further wander round the town revealed one of these. There's one in every city I suppose! It is a beauty though. While I was admiring it an old German guy (ok another old guy) came over and started chatting. Was he saying how wonderful Harleys were? I doubt it! Still, he laughed when I said my German was crap but I also spoke motorrad!
