i.e. nowhere.
From Boppard our path followed right beside the Rhine past small towns, riverside houses and farms, with vineyards on the hillsides above. A few castles, but not as many as the stretch of the river we travelled yesterday. It was a short ride so we didn't start early, but the recent heat wave has let up a bit so the riding was enjoyable. We made our way into the city of Koblenz and after a good riverside lunch we went looking for a drugstore on a quest for remedies for aches and pains. That took us offroute and through the busy city, but there are enough pedestrian streets and bike lanes that navigating was easy. Note- Europe has a completely different set of drugs. A few miles further we reached our hotel. Explanation: we'd read up on the town of Aldernach, which sounds interesting and was the right distance for today's ride. But all our hotel inquiries came up negative- fully booked. So we opted for a few km shorter at this place. Turns out Aldernach is hosting the annual heavy metal festival billed as Death Fest. So sorry we missed that. Anyway, our hotel here overlooks the Rhine and is comfortable- and air conditioned. The restaurant portion of the hotel is closed for the day because of a wedding party, so I importunned them to make us a couple of sandwiches for this evening. Meanwhile, I rode to a grocery store and picked up some wine and a dessert. So we had a fine dinner on the balcony of our room, watching the wedding goings-on below. A good day.
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