MCI Harz & Leipzig Aug 2012

[markymark]

Not so much of a Ride Report but more of a photo show as I'm thick & not much of a writer
My 2nd time abroad on a bike & 1st time with an organised tour company, 14 bikes, 15 participants & the guide Alastair of MCI tours. I was riding my GSA with a workmate on his ex police Pan European. MIKE R a fellow tosser was also travelling on this tour. I'm sure he'll have more words to add
2870 miles there & back, the GSA never missed a beat
Enjoy the photo's
We left sunny Dover on Sat 18th Aug,

Scene of the Dambusters Raid at Edersee on 17/5/1943

35 deg C & rising

The hotel Maritim Berg, Am Pfaffensteig in the Harz mountains, very nice.

Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp & rocket factory built underground, a very sad place

Kolditz castle from Lidl car park

Me on the GSA

An east german motorcycle museum, again very interesting,

At the German - Czech Rep border,

Looking into the Czech Republic,

 

[DavidJames]

I go to the Harz mountains almost every year, and this year we went to Mittlebrau over the weekend, very interesting experience. Did you do the tour of the tunnels? I don't speak fluent German, but was lucky to have my German friends with me to translate.

 

[markymark]

I go to the Harz mountains almost every year, and this year we went to Mittlebrau over the weekend, very interesting experience. Did you do the tour of the tunnels? I don't speak fluent German, but was lucky to have my German friends with me to translate.

Yes we toured the tunnels but couldn't really understand the German guide

 

[DavidJames]

It is a shame that they don't have English speaking guides but the fact is that it is not a big tourist attraction, so you can understand why not. The details of the construction and use were the most amazing things to me. Have a read of the history and you'll learn loads. I love the Harz area and look forward to going back next year.