Nothing beats a great night’s sleep, except maybe a great night’s sleep (of 10 HOURS) after a hard bike……definitely the ticket!  Though it was not raining as predicted, it was really cold and the wind was howling, great start to a deserved day off!

The town of Breisach is enchanting.

Every other block, there is a small courtyard of innovative restaurants,

lovely people (especially the little ones)

nice shops, flowers,

fruit and vegetable stands

and beer!

Straight UP the hill from town

is a castle

dating back to Roman times.

The architecture is stunning

and the views from these height are all encompassing.

Note the other half of the castle over the rooftops.

Also, in the same courtyard is their town hall.

The wind chased us into a restaurant just about lunch time (imagine that).

A couple more pictures of the flowers that are everywhere,

and lastly the one from our hotel window.

See you on the road tomorrow.