Another shockingly pleasant day, probably the nicest so far. I'm so used to dealing with problems and hassles on bike trips (thats why I do them, after all?) that this 3 days of ease feels... strange. Liz doesn't mind though!
The route paralleled the Lech River all day, crossing it 4 times, with nary a hill over 5 metres to be found. We are ever-slowly descending in elevation, and for the first time I was peeling off my hat and cycling booties before the end of the ride. A biergarten lunch stop just outside Augsburg had us chatting with a group of friendly, elderly, and completely drunk Germans. "Ah, Canada!" (raise beerglasses).
Into Augsburg, population 250 thousand, and the bike trail stopped only 2km from the centre of the city! Unbelievably convenient, cyclist-and-eco-friendly. Oh by the way the obesity rate here in Germany seems to be well under the 1% mark, and consider that they drink a lot of beer and eat a lot of pork. Anyways, Augsburg was packed for the May Day holiday weekend and it was a bit of a scramble to get a room. After we were settled in, off to see the sites. Churches, churches, churches... I must confess to getting church fatigue, and we've only just begun! Augsburg's core is quite hip and pedestrianized, and I offered up shopping as an alternative to seeing a further 10 churches of the day - the offer was not reluctantly accepted (you have to know your partner's weaknesses, I guess). Escaping from that exercise extra-baggage-free, we settled into a cafe for a great dinner. The food here continues to be FANTASTIC and varied - we haven't even had a "real" German dinner yet, although continue to be plied with German breakfasts as shown in the picture from Day 2. Prices overall in Germany are very comparable to Canada, inclusive of the Euro-to-Canadian exchange rate.
Inside Augsburg's largest church
Some unusual facades in Augsburg
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