It was raining when we woke, checked the weather to see if we should roll over or get ready to go.  Forecast showed clearing by 9 am, so we had a leisurely breakfast waiting for “the clearing”.  Though it didn’t actually clear, it did stop raining and the promise was for sunshine.  If every corner, every turn, didn’t promise new and wonderful sights, we might not have been so anxious to leave.  But with so much to see, we were eager to go, until our host greeted us with a way of his tail; Barry and Paige, this one’s for you.

Forest
and fields,
castles,
charming villages
and small streams,
even with the overcast skies and crisp 52 degree temperatures,
it was glorious, flat terrain included.
We stopped for lunch at a little cafe along the Rhein Danau;
both hoping for a hot bowl of soup but all the menu offered was pizza and pasta.  Normally, we would be ecstatic, but we were set on soup.  So the owner said no problem, two huge bowls of homemade tomato and pasta soup with bread (what we know as focaccia) the size of a small pizza.  Plus, a second dog fix for the day,
look at the size of this pooch.
We once again enjoyed biking along a dike
and the serene sights it had to offer.

Our bike path turned ugly, however; three and a half miles of very rough rocky trail having to stop and dismount in order to take pictures.

Then the path turned a corner and we were in Weltenburg, with a monastary dating back to 610 A.D.
A beautiful spot along the Rhein Danau with towering rocks on either side of the river.

Which is all nice and scenic until we realized we had to bike over one of them to get to our destination.  TWO miles straight up, not easy at the end of the day.  We did stop on the way up to check out the vista we were leaving behind.
A super fast fly down into town, quick check on the computer for our hotel and pulled right in.
We were staying right on the Rhein Danau Canal;
this town being the junction of the canal and river.  Once again, a quick shower and out to explore.
On the hill above our hotel sits the Liberation Hall of King Ludwig I,

great grandfather of (The) King Ludwig II.  Erected in commemoration of the wars of liberation from Napoleon (1813-1815).Again a beautiful town,
void of people.

All this biking and sightseeing makes one hungry, German fare tonight.  We know we’ve mentioned all the fabulous food we’ve been eating, but tonight was exceptional.  Venison (so tender you could cut it with a fork) with a burgundy sauce, homemade red cabbage, pear with fresh berry consume and spatzle.  Finished off by a treat from the kitchen.

Love this Place………time to waddle upstairs and go to bed.