Day 11 Weimar to Altenburg
In which Sid and Doris ride through the depopulating East of Germany towards Slavic lands.
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Category: Cycling
Gummy Sheep
Urban myths abound of the weary traveller who fell asleep on top of the bed-time chocolate which has become a mysterious routine in UK hotels.
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Day 10 Holiday in Weimar
In which Sid and Doris visit the house of the Widow Anna Amalia and the Hohe Pappeln arhitect’s home though not the Bauhaus Museum to which people are flocking.
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Rethinking the Routing
We want the phrase “through gritted teeth” to remain as a metaphor…
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Day 9 Eisenach to Weimar
In which Sid and Doris ride a mucky lane to find the Merchants’ Road into Weimar.
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The evening routine
We thought you might be interested in a typical evening routine. (Anyone who has done an endurance rally will recognise most of this!)
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The Wartburg museum isn’t only about cars
It also has some stories about humans.
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Day 8 Kassel to Eisenach
In which Sid and Doris ride into Eastern Germany, and Sid waves at aged guys on aged, smokey tractors, until he realises these are not the ironic toys of collectors.
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What do you think about when cycling?
As Sid will tell you, the mind of a Doris is a strange thing, I sometimes believe it is a separate entity living in my body, and I look on in a slightly bemused way as it considers, in no fixed order, and often hopping from topic to topic, things like:
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