Have just returned from our annual German trip. Day one, Hull to Rotterdam and a motorway dash to my friends house in Runderoth just east of Cologne Day two, Runderoth to Eisenach in the old East Germany. Excellent roads through forests and beautiful scenery. B and B in a large old house and out for the night in the town. Found an excellent Irish bar with good Guinness and food. (yes, really) Day three, A visit to the Eisenach motor museum, good value at 5 euros, and then a trip up to the hilltop castle. A ride round the local area before sampling more local fare and beer. Day four, back into the West, again good roads but disrupted by the building of a new motorway which presented us with several diversions and delays. A local showed us a shortcut through forestry land which was four miles of biking heaven. Day five, back to the ferry and home the next day.
Just over 1000 miles done this trip in a variety of conditions, new Road 5's were great and bike was excellent and trouble free. Managed to lay it down whilst stationary in a wet gravelly lay- by where it pivoted on engine bars and pannier. No damage and surprised myself by being able to pick it up whilst fully laden.
Drinking Guinness in Germany! Heathen. Didn't they have any Dunkel?
What was the name of the B&B? I'm researching a trip for next year for my little touring group (if you can call up to a dozen little). Once the group trip is over I want to visit a friend east of Paderborn, so looking for somewhere part way there from the Black Forest direction for the last 2 or 3 nights. Eisenach looks like a good possibility and probably a lot less touristy and costly than the initial thought of Edersee.
Will get the details from my friend in Germany. Not sure how many rooms it had but it was reasonable at 36 euros a night including a substantial breakfast. Eisenach is worth a visit and the motor museum will take up a couple of hours easily.
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