My last night in Weimar was totally mad. I walked out of the cafe and into the Market square. There was a band playing on the far side of the square. I There were also two cirlces of dancers, one inside the other, moving in opposite directions. The band was composed of keyboard, clarinets, ukele, some deep bass horn I couldn't see, a violin, and a saxaphone. A crowd had gathered to watch the band and the dancers. The dancers, some who knew the dance steps and man...

Expectations are funny things. I feel like this trip is an exercise in coming to terms with expectations. Almost nothing is ever what I think it will be. Dresden for all of my anticipation and for all that it has to offer will be left in my head associated with oppressive heat and seas of tourists. I tried to go with the heat and swim with all the other good little tourists but I have revisted what I already knew. I am not a very good tourist. I dont think I wea...

Well I'm trying to decide on my way out of Dresden tomorrow. I want to ride but there is really no good route to Weimar. I am considering going back to Leipzig first since I saw very little of it before. From there I could take the Saale cycle route south near Weimar. But I'm apprehensive. It was the Saale radweg that was so bad outside of Halle. I don't think I'm up for too much lunar riding in this heat. But I can't help feeling like a cheater just taking the t...

Hot enough for you? What that joke still isn't funny? I tell you the main reason that I haven't written is that is hot, there are no fans in all of Germany, and did I mention it's hot. However, if I can ride 88 miles in this heat- that's right a new record yesterday- then I can type for an hour or so. Berlin was great. It was so nice to have someone- Syd- to do things with. We saw lots of museums and walked neighborhoods. Berlin is so big though. We went to an ou...

Back in Berlin. I raced along the Elbe feeling strong and exicted both about my beautiful tour of the north and about the prospect of heading south. I made the trip from Lübeck to Havelburg in 2 and half days. I had planned on four but I just felt like riding so I did. Across the north I didn't have too many long days. Though some were paticularly hot or tough, they weren't long. So it felt good to be back in the saddle and peddling. From Schwerin I went to th...