Saving the Best Until Last
Germany: Main River Tour – Stage 07 – Schweinfurt to Bamberg 80 Km (Wed 7th June 2017)
Weather: 9⁰C min – 23⁰C max, partially sunny with occasional showers, chilly breeze
“I am definitely capable of just enjoying riding my bike these days” ~ Victoria Pendleton
I was awoken early by the two cats scratching at my door, obviously not pleased that I had slept in their room last night. Looking out the window I could see patches of blue sky, so I bounced out of bed determined to make the most of my last day of riding for this Main River tour. By 8 am I was on my way, stopping in Schweinfurt CBD to get some breakfast at the bakery that was open. There was an icy cold breeze this morning, so I was glad I remembered to bring a pair of old leather gloves with me.
Last night I amended today’s Schweinfurt to Bamberg route to include a detour through Königsberg in Bayern (Bavaria), which I had read is a romantic town right out of a picture book. This extended the journey by 13 Km to 80 Km, but it proved to be well worth the effort. At Haßfurt I turned left from the Main River path and for the next 7 Km followed a fabulous bike path that took me though a forest then lovely countryside until I reached Königsberg in Bayern. What a delightful town it is! This was one of three picture-postcard-perfect Bavarian towns I experienced today, the other two being Zeil am Main (where I re-joined the Main River path) and Bamberg (where I am staying tonight). Talk about saving the best until last!
Reaching Bamberg at about 3 pm I checked in to what is easily the best AirBNB I have stayed at yet, right in the heart of town. The first thing I did was jump on my bike again and ride 2.5 Km to Bamberg Hauptbahnhof (HBF) to buy my train ticket to Berlin tomorrow morning. The 10:09 am train that I wanted to catch had no more bike spaces left, so I am catching the Inter-City Express leaving at 8:09 am and arriving in Berlin at 12:30pm.
Tonight I decided to celebrate the end of my Main River tour with a traditional German meal and I found just the thing on the menu … bratwurst sausages and sauerkraut. Simply delicious! When I ride more Km in a day than my age I can claim to have done a decent day’s work and so the meal was just what I needed.
After three days R & R seeing the sights of Berlin I start my next tour …a 13 day ride from Berlin to Copenhagen in Denmark.
Just fantastic Kev. So enjoy your travel blog
Oh! have just found out that you enjoy riding your bike?
Where have you been my dear?
I found out that that you love riding your bike a long time ago ha!! ha!!
Enjoy a safe ride my dear, and oh! great photos,
Lots of love.
Mx