{"id":2877,"date":"2011-07-07T16:13:57","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T14:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=2877"},"modified":"2011-10-22T22:17:55","modified_gmt":"2011-10-22T20:17:55","slug":"day-48-wedneday-july-6-bleckede-to-hamburg-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=2877","title":{"rendered":"Day 48, Wedneday, July 6 – Bleckede to Hamburg, Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our private breakfast was served in the garden,…..\"\"<\/a>…did we mention how charming our hosts were?<\/em><\/p>\n

Sunshine and blue skies this morning, had almost forgotten what it looked like and certainly what it felt like…..it felt Good!\"\"<\/a>Our ride today was along the dike.\u00a0 In fact the first several miles was up and down the dike almost every quarter mile with scenery changing between beautiful fields freshly kissed by sun\"\"<\/a> and charming homes lining the path.\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>We had the occasional sheep field,\"\"<\/a>several horses\"\"<\/a>and even a windmill along the way.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The other side of the Elbe offered one picturesque town, \"\"<\/a>but other than that we were definitely on the best side.<\/p>\n

With no lunch packed, we stopped at a restaurant along a peaceful lake.\"\"<\/a>Our ten mile approach into Hamburg took us through flat lands and around inlets on a nice dedicated bike path.\"\"<\/a>Reached the outskirts of the Hamburg at 1:30 and by 2:00 Jerry had us at the hotel, weaving through the traffic like he knew were he was going (obviously he did).\u00a0 Sixty miles done and it was time for a shower.\u00a0\u00a0 We did just a little touring of Hamburg before dinner.\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\n\t\t