Romantische Straße and the Mittelrhein : 2017-06-14 : "Rest Day" in Augsburg
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| Type | Name | Description | Service Provider | Cost | Kms | To Date | Total | Notes | Actions |
| Cycle | To Augsburg and Back from Campingplatz | Today: 18km; Total: 621km | $0.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | ||||
| Sight See | Augsburg | $0.00 | |||||||
| Sight See | The Fuggerei | The Fuggerei is the world's oldest social housing complex still in use. | $0.00 | The rent was and is still one Rheinischer Gulden per year (equivalent to 0.88 euros), as well as three daily prayers for the current owners of the Fuggerei — the Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary, and the Nicene Creed. The conditions to live there remain the same as they were 480 years ago: one must have lived at least two years in Augsburg, be of the Catholic faith and have become indigent without debt. | |||||
| Sight See | St. Anne's Church | $0.00 | |||||||
| Sight See | Maximilian Museum | $0.00 | |||||||
| Sight See | Golden Hall in Augsburg Rathaus | $0.00 | |||||||
| Accommodation | |||||||
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| Type | Name | Service Provider | Confirmation | Location | Cost | Notes | Actions |
| Camp | Campingplatz Bella Augusta | $63.00 | Two nights | ||||
Trip Log
| Notes | Actions |
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| We took our “rest day” in Augsburg today (18km round trip from the Campingplatz). The Fuggerei and the Golden Room were the absolute highlights. Spending a relaxing evening at the Campingplatz, and re-doing the unsuccessful laundry from the other night. Oh, the other night, our washing machine died on us so we had to rinse as best we could and then hang stuff to dry. It was not successful. | |
| Having been caught off-guard a couple of times, we've learned to pay good attention to when the national holidays are. European countries take their national holidays very seriously, and when they say things are closed on holidays, they mean THINGS are CLOSED on national holidays. Tomorrow is Corpus Christi, which is a national holiday in Germany, so we've visited the Lidl to grocery up for tomorrow's breakfast, tomorrow's lunch, Friday's morning and Friday's lunch (as a contingency in case we can't find dinner tomorrow). |
Photos
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The Fuggerei
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The Fuggerei
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Dress Rehearsal at Saint Anna Church
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Models at the Maximillion Museum
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The Golden Room