Been lax on the blog; not very much to report, but I did make notes.
We're moving into northern Germany, past the romantic Rhine scene with all the castles. We're now in the region which explains our negative balance of trade.
I told S we were approaching the industrial center of Leverkusen. She made a face, so henceforth we have replaced the word industrial with cultural. Nevertheless, we later passed a sign for an industriekultur area. Can't win.
Thursday's route was mostly urban, through the industrial areas of Cologne/Koln, Leverkusen, and Dusseldorf. Just one cornfield that day. Riding on the east side of the Rhine. Few touring cyclists. Just for once, we reached our destination, a fine boutique hotel in a not-so-fine area of the big city of Dusseldorf, sooner than I'd estimated. After a shower and rest, we went out to find that there'd been a surprise rain shower. But it was only still dripping rain and we walked a couple of blocks to buy S a replacement for her lost sunglasses. Then on to a bike shop which had neither of the items on our wish list: black handlebar tape, and maybe cycling shoes for D. Dinner at a nearby brewery/restaurant. I made the mistake of asking the waiter for his recommendation for a beer, assuming they have many creations like American brew pubs do. Turns out, they have one beer, unchanged since 1838. Good, too.
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