17-23 deg C, early clouds clearing to sunny, then cloudy again, that sneaky headwind was there again, and it was quite fresh
Ride: 72km; total time: 5h42
Ride total G: 1,172km
Ride total W: 1,156km
Walk G: 6km; total: 308km
Walk W: 3km; total: 275km
After a pretty decent breakfast, we were packed up and on the bikes by about 8:30am. Straight onto the EV7/Elbe route about 200m down the hill. Today’s ride was very interesting with different kinds of paths and different countryside. We rode through many wheat, corn and sugar beet fields as well as small paddocks filled with either sheep, goats, cattle, or horses. One of the herds of goats was all male, and they were very well endowed, obviously a stud farm. There were also a few really nice looking horse stables, an indication that this region has a great equestrian tradition.
We stopped for mornos at Dommitzsch, a sticky beak at Pretzsch, and lunch beside the path near Klöden. We were checked-in and in our room #15 just before 2:30pm despite it being a 3pm check-in. We ventured out again just after 4pm to have a look and get dinner. Wittenberg turned out to be a superb little town. It’s an historical renowned for its pivotal role in the Protestant Reformation. Officially named Lutherstadt Wittenberg it is deeply associated with Martin Luther, whose writings and actions from here sparked a religious and cultural transformation. There are two UNESCO World Heritage sites here.
We hit the 1,000km mark on Thursday, after approximately four weeks of riding.
Torgau Rathaus from our room window this morning
Breakfast room at our hotel
St. Mary’s Church at Dommitzsch (mornos stop)
Mornos
St Mary’s and the Dommitzsch Ratskeller
One of the paths today
Another ferry path, a cable ferry this time, smooth as
Ice cream stop
appeared as we came off the ferry so of course we had to stop and have one!
Lunch stop, not sure if the roofed structure is meant as a ‘tent’ as it seemed quite water proof
Picking wild plums at lunch stop
An old windmill beside one of our paths today
Room #15, Hotel-Pension Am Schwanenteich
A really spacious bathroom, but a rather small shower
The alleyway our hotel is in
Our Hotel
Our room is above the name of the hotel, the far right window being the bathroom, and the next two the room
Ride route and stats
Found this on a window sill on our walk this arvo - didn’t know they were used anymore
Swan Pond Park, near our hotel
Immaculate Conception of Mary Catholic Church
Wittenberg Rathaus, late afternoon……..
…….and early evening
Market House
St. Mary’s Town Church - Lutherhaus - World Heritage
Castle Church - World Heritage
Wittenberg Marktplatz
We love our flowers
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