The town of Blaubeuren has a museum with artifacts from a nearby archaeological site, Fels Cave. We spent most of the morning at the museum, located in a building which housed a hospital when built about 1500. The structural beams show throughout the inside, and the walls have many surviving frescoes. An excellent small museum. The site has yielded some items as much as 40,000 years old, including figurines and a bone flute. That was the period when modern humans had entered Europe and Neanderthals were still around; the time when we homo sapiens picked up our 2-4% Neanderthal DNA. We moved on to an abbey dating from the 10th century, which has been a protestant school since the Reformation. Lots of interesting architecture, artwork, and artifacts from the abbey's history. By the time we got on the road it was 1 p.m. We rode for an hour, ate a leisurely cafe lunch, and rode another hour to the city of Ulm: ancient by history, modern by appearance. I think they started from scratch after WW2. Checked into a nondescript hotel right on the route and, besides an excursion for a sandwich, took it easy and watched World Cup soccer.
A surprisingly cold day. 40's early, never up to 60. Comfortable riding, especially during periods when the sun was out. Forecast for tomorrow starts colder, but a bit warmer in the afternoon. No rain on us yet, knock wood, and none forecast for the next few days.
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