Europe 2023 from Frankfurt : 2023-05-18 : Marbach - Ascension Day (FR, DE, CH, AT)
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Type | Name | Description | Service Provider | Cost | Kms | To Date | Total | Notes | Actions |
Cycle | To Marbach | $0.00 | 58.00 | 58.00 |
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Type | Name | Service Provider | Confirmation | Location | Cost | Notes | Actions |
Bed and Breakfast | Marbach AirBnB | AirBnB | Marbach am Neckar | $100.88 |
Trip Log
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After passing by several Vaterstag opportunities for beer, we finally got close enough to the end of our ride for me to feel like I could have a beer without losing too much steam. At Freiberg am Neckar we saw a lively Biergarten and went on in. A German band was playing, and lots of happy people were enjoying the music, some beer, and some radish-based food.
We enjoyed some music, beer, and radish-based food, as is only right and proper. |
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Today is Ascension Day, which makes it a stat holiday, but in Germany it is also Vaterstag (Father’s Day). Apparently there is a tradition of groups of men riding bicycles and drinking through the day. We saw a number of groups of men, and a few brats and beer stands set up through the day.
We had a couple of unfortunate incidents today with broken gear. First of all, my platypus sprung a leak while it was on the floor in Guido and Claudia’s guesthouse. It didn’t leak there too much, thank goodness, but I am a little lost without it. I carry two 1-litre Nalgenes so I still have water, but I’m used to having it much more convenient. I will try to replace it asap. Then, after we had a lovely ice cream and coffee break, the collar on Guido’s seat post broke and we did not have a screw of the appropriate size to fix it. Guido rode with his seat all the way down for a few kms and said he would ask after a screw at the next settlement we came to. I thought that was a long shot, but no word of a lie, at the VERY FIRST house we came to, the couple actually loaned him a whole new collar on the promise that he would mail it back when we’re done our ride. Laura will know what I mean when I say this makes him ‘Miracle Guido’. We had a brief sight-seeing stop at a lovely little town called Lauffen. I thought their town wall was particularly interesting - I like how the wall and the houses seem to blend into one another. In Marbach, Brent and I have an Airbnb for the night. It’s been a while since we’ve had a warm and dry roof over our heads so we’re not going out this evening - we’re staying in to do chores. Drying this, washing that, stretching those… etc, etc… |
Photos
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First day riding together
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Family ride
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Ice cream stop
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Ice cream stop
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Someplace along the way
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Miracle Guido asks for help
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Seatpost fix
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Lauffen
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Lauffen wall
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Vaterstag Biergarten
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Vaterstag Biergarten
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Radish sandwiches