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Hi Chis, a German biker that I met recommended the Alsace route from Lembach to Bischof to me but this will have to wait until next year now. There are some great roads and scenery in the area.
Cheers,
Ronno
Wunderschöne Bilder, Ronno, und ein toller Reisebericht - vielen Dank!
The Palatine Forest (Pfälzer Wald) is one of my favourite regions in Germany; I used to stay in Edenkoben a few times and also took Possu to Annweiler three years ago. Jockgrim doesn't look bad either - will make sure it's on my route the next time.
And the Alsace and the Vosges are a fantastic area, too. You could spend a whole week there and hardly ever ride the same road twice.
Funny that you stopped in Bacharach on your way back - did you know this village before? It's almost too picturesque to be true but definitely worth the visit. I spent some memorable evenings at the 'Grüner Baum' tasting my way through the excellent local wines...
Thank you for taking us on the journey and for bringing back fond memories.
Hi Ela, thanks for your comments. We found Bacharach by chance a year or two ago when we took a ride into Huensruck and although I'd heard of the village, it was quite an eye opener when we rode down into it. It's as you describe. We've never actually stayed there overnight so I've yet to sample the 'Grüner Baum' but will do one day soon
The thing that quite amazes me about the area around Edenkoben/Deidesheim/Rhodt is the amount of seemingly wealthy Germans who holiday there: car Reg plates showing that they come from all over Germany. Yet, you seldom see any foreign cars (certainly none from GB that I can recall seeing on my many trips into the area). I don't recall ever seeing any motorbikes from here in the area either. It seems to be a little known gem of an area. You certainly see British bikes in the Johanneskruez area but that's getting away from the Weinstrasse.
If you ever get into Jockgrim, there is a Tosser friendly hotel called Zum Elefanten but you may stuggle to get accomodation other than at weekends. You could do worse than book into s'Froschl pub who have rooms. Andreas and Berbel are great cooks and friendly hosts. They also have their own brewery
Hope to meet up with you and Possu one day (perhaps in Deutschland?)
I was in that room (unofficially) and didn't clock the window sills.
and the 'Grüner Baum' is a wonderful place to spend the evening. Depite the number of tourists visiting the place, they still look after you and make you feel welcome: I don't drink a lot and therefore have a pretty low alcohol tolerance (stop laughing in the background, will you?). So in order to let me sample as many different types of wine as possible, they served me small 0.1 litre glasses, which I found very sweet.
