25km, 14-26deg, cloudy but fine. Poor old Nuremberg was punished for being Hitler's favourite city and the centre for his Nazi regime. The allies bombed it mercilessly leading up the the end of WWII. However the Germans are a resilient bunch so over the decades since then they have re-built this place to somewhere near its former glory. The city centre has a lovely mix of old and new and the Old Town walls from the 15th century are just about fully intact. After ...

71km, (total 461km) 12-22deg, mostly cloudy with patches of sun, no rain. We could have easily spent more time in Bamberg, a fascinating city with a rich history. However we've pre-booked motels for the first part of the tour due to school holidays so we must keep moving. After a rather late (8am) brekkie (which was very nice) we rode away at 9am. It was easy finding our way out and onto a brilliant bike path along the Danube / Main Canal. After a little while we...

72km, 14-18deg (felt like 12 due to the wind) cloudy and windy but fine. A feast for brekkie this morning at our rather nice 4* hotel right in the city started a great day. We rode away through cobbled lanes/streets and it wasn't long before we were back on the Main River. Apart from the occasional reprieve, the headwind was cool and relentless. So, in no time at all we were looking for our caffeine fix (except Mick who is drug-free) for mornos. And we found it a...

92km, (Google maps indicated 76km, but it takes the road distance not bike paths) 14-18deg, overcast, cool with periods of drizzle. While we could have cut across country again today and saved 40ks and time, we would have missed the Bavarian villages and river scenery. Our rain coats were well used today, both to keep out the light rain and the rather cool conditions. The first 30kms were fast and easy, (tailwind) the remaining 60ks were into a headwind and a bit...

km, 14-31deg, cloudy but fine. Our first rest day for this tour in a fascinating city with a very rich history. Würzburg is the capital of the German wine region Franconia which is famous for its mineralic dry white wines especially from the Silvaner grape. Würzburger Hofbräu brewery produces a local pilsner beer known worldwide, so there's a fair amount of drinking going on day and night. The Wine Festival thingy was packed. "The Würzburg Res...