Ride: 47km; total: 1,179km
Fine, sunny 11-19deg
The lovely old lady at Andernach cooked one boiled egg each
for us for breakfast and thought she was doing wonders. The old, ill looking
husband brought out the old guest book and proceeded to show us every
international visitor since 1988. We had
to excuse ourselves in the end or we would have been there all day. On
the way out he had to show us the flood levels in 1992&3 which were well up
the ground floor walls.
Got away about 7:45am travelling mostly alongside the Rhine through lovely villages and towns. Arrived in
Bonn at midday
and the first motel we tried we got a twin room for 90euro including breakfast.
It was right opposite the park Wendy and I enjoyed walking through during our
visit in 2009. Just as we were about to book in Wendy rang for her midday
chat; what a coincidence.
Bonn
has a great city centre so the afternoon was spent wandering around that.
Graham visited Beethoven's house. It's nice to be settled into a
room early which then gives you all afternoon and the night to look around.
Bonn of course was the
capital of West Germany from
1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999. Bonn is located
in the very south of the largest metropolitan area in Germany. It has developed into a hub of international
cooperation, in particular in the area of environment and sustainable
development. In addition to a number of other international organizations and
institutions, such as the Environmental Law Centre, the city currently hosts 18
United Nations institutions.
Early morning on the Rhine
Bonn Town Hall and Square
Pretty
Bonn Cathedral
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