Day 19_ From Miessen to Bad Schandau

Day 19_  From Miessen to Bad Schandau

 

We saw: Dresden, a surprisingly beautiful city

We ate: a lot in "Amtsblatt Sächsisch-Böhmisches Bierhaus", Dresden

We pedaled: 73 Km

Our average speed: 18 Km/h

We slept: Hotel Elbresidenz, Bad Schandau

 

Still in pedaling in Germany, probably for the last day. We are already finding road signs for Czech Republic, and even some Czech food in the menus.

The road today was absolutely beautiful, we left Miessen with the vineyards always by our side until we got to Dresden, a big architectural surprise. For a while we pedaled along with an Anglican Pastor or priest who told us he had been all over Germany with his bike. He would pedal 200 Km per day (That is what we do in 3 days!).

 

As we rode into Dresden, we thought  that good way to see the city a little bit better was to stop and eat something (obviously). We went to the main plaza and chose the best corner we could: "Amtsblatt Sächsisch-Böhmisches Bierhaus". They had Czech-German food specialties already written in Czech.

 

So we both had biers and to make the bier more fun we added some "Utopenec" (which means in Czech: a drowned person recovered from the water) and are sausages pickled in vinegar.  Then Boris ordered the Svíčková na smetaně (which is beef with sauce and semola dumplings) I ordered the Guláš with dumplings also. To remember old times with my dearest friends, Grace, Sara, Christine and Joyce in Moravia, I ordered what we baptized as "Blueberry Boobies". They are just 2 sweet dumplings with blueberry filling and blueberry sauce on top. Just delicious…but not the German ones… this were more like 2 dog balls with very little on them.

 

After the light meal, we continued our ride, now along beautiful rocky mountains and we entered the area known as the German Switzerland, which it is. All it is missing is Heidi (who I am sure was just helping Grandpa making some cheese).

We continued meeting more and more fellow riders and their age keeps actually increasing. Boris has been enjoying this trip very much, I see that he has a lot of time to think and suddenly, he tells me his conclusions: "I think that the bicycle is a very democratic thing. It gives older people the opportunity to move faster!" I couldn't stop laughing…

 

We went up hill, down hill, crossed the Elbe one more time in the small ferry and finally we arrived in Bad Schandau. We got to our new hotel "Elbreisdenz", which by its name could actually be a Seniors residence with views to the Elbe. Well it is not it is actually a SPA. But today we are not in the mood for posh things. Brazil is playing against Chile now and so we are sitting in a public tent in front of the Hotel,  watching the game in a big screen with real Germans drinking more real German beer and sausage.  Let's hope Brazil wins!!!! Prost!

 

VIKA