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//Day 80 /30-05-22 /Regensburg-Wintersdorf

The room rate included a nice breakfast. I left beautiful Regensburg through it still empty streets. Today would cycle direction Nuremberg, to be more specific to the only camping I could find within a reasonable distance direction home.I had found a camping some 15 from Nürnbergin the well known village Wintersdorf some 130 kilometers and 1200 meters of climbing away…..




I quickly left Regensburg urban area and rode the first 30 K through a beautiful and sunny river valley…hoping that the route would be like this until  I reached my destination. After the 30 K the valley was replaced by rolling hills for the rest of the day. Hills of around 500 meters in height holding fields, pastures, cows, small villages and very little people….I passed two (or three) bigger villages…with an Aldi, bar and bank….The scenery was not to bad certainly with the sun and big white clouds hanging above me. A lot of climbs though….always on separate cycle paths…


















The last 20 K was less fun. I entered the urban area around Nürnberg. Big busy roads, suburbs , Aldi’s, Burger kings,….and a lot of traffic lights to wait for…I found the camping which is not to bad, a reception, a small store…I planned to have dinner in the Camping restaurant but when I arrived it was closed. I was informed that Monday is “Ruhetag”….which I understand, everyone is entitled to have some rest, it would though be handy that this information would be posted on the camping’s website. Luckily the small shop had a supply of “the mother of all camping food”…….


Lessons learned :
  • Maggi is always there to help.
  • There is 24 cent additional cost per plastic bottles,cans,..you buy as a separate item on the bill. Smart.
  • There seem to be more Burger Kings then Mc Donald’s in Bavaria.
  • A lot advertisement for micro jobs.
Song of today : Hoppipolla-Sigur Ros




Comments

  1. Anonymous5/30/22, 7:23 PM

    De tweede is machtig prachtig !

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  2. Leentje Vanlee5/30/22, 8:11 PM

    Hopefully it wasn't too cold in Wintersdorf 🤣🤣🤣 Thank God for the good old Maggi!
    Loved the cloudy photos... nice views!

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  3. Liliane vanlee5/31/22, 7:34 AM

    Weeral een eindje dichter bij huis.
    Wel fotos met heel veel wolken maar hopelijk blijft het droog.
    Nog een goede verdere reis naar huis en veel groetjes

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  4. Lieve meirsman5/31/22, 3:10 PM

    vond het weer mooie foto's, mooie heuvels en dalen, hoop dat de ravioli gesmaakt heeft, je had misschien toch iets lekkerder kunnen eten als het restaurant open was, morgen beter.

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