So we had to ride 6 miles from our hotel just to get to the center of Mannheim and then make our way out of town. It was so huge it took us about an hour and half to do this.
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We got stopped by a train but please note the different colored sidewalk. Red is for cyclists and grey is for walkers. It’s so simple and yet brilliant! My only real cycling comparison is Hawaii and so far Europe has been blowing my mind with how cycle friendly it is.
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This tower is called Friedrichsplatz. We couldn’t quite figure out what or why it was such a big deal but it’s a key thing to see in Mannheim apparently.
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More scenes from the city.
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Ty rode up those stairs to that point! š³ I used the bike rail on the side. Again so simple yet brilliant!
We found a strawberry and fargel stand just outside of town. So yummy!
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Into the fields.
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These red poppies are in bloom everywhere right now. They make road sides so beautiful and bright.
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We randomly came across a swamp.
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We ended up on cobblestones for a while today. It was my least favorite so far.
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I’ve learned anything past 50 miles and it just feels miserable. My body starts to ache, knees are hurting, bum is screaming at me.
We got turned around at some point and we switched from the city to the country route. These added about ten miles to our route today. It was just a slog by the end.
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But we made it to this beautiful campground. Showered and walked to dinner.
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These are all things that can make a miserable day better. Ty and I ate all the food we could order. According to my Fitbit I ‘walked’ 37k steps and burned over 3k calories today. š¤Ŗ
Ty’s putting the kids down in the tent while I sit in the ‘beir garten’ and write the past few days down.
The scary thing is we have close to 60 miles to ride tomorrow. I’m crossing everything that we don’t add any extra mileage tomorrow!
