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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

Accommodation
Type	Name	Service Provider	Confirmation	Location	Cost	Notes	Actions
Bed and Breakfast	Marbach AirBnB	AirBnB		Marbach am Neckar	$100.88

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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.
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…

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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.

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

First day riding together
Family ride
Ice cream stop
Ice cream stop
Someplace along the way
Miracle Guido asks for help
Seatpost fix
Lauffen
Lauffen wall
Vaterstag Biergarten
Vaterstag Biergarten
Radish sandwiches

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