Summary Post: Germany (Northern)

June 1st, 2012 by DC

OK, I’m out of Germany now and into the Netherlands, so here’s a summary about the super-flat riding that is northern Germany!

Germany was a bit of a shock to the system after the cheapness of the Czech Republic. After I’d reduced my daily beer quota I coped though!

The riding was really flat, and so I tended to ride quite long days- so that it meant I had longer off the bike in Berlin (and now in Groningen).

The vast majority of the riding was on cycle paths- following rivers and then the North Sea.

Days in country: 11
Days riding: 8
Kilometres ridden: 850 km (longest day 147km)
Running total (nearest 10km): 3850km
Accom cost: ~135 Euro (Due to quite a few nights in hostels in Berlin)
Other costs: ~275 Euro (Ahh, this is quite high. Big expenses were 60 euro for the train ticket and 50 to get my rear wheel fixed. And Berlin’s just an expensive city.)
Other cyclists passed: Thousands! Especially on the Elbe route south of Dresden and on the North Sea Cycle route- soooo many cyclists here.
Flats: None!!
Spokes replaced on my rear wheel: Half of them!
Trains taken: One to get from Berlin to Hanover (would’ve been >300km of boring riding)
Favourite food/drink: Bratwurst! Followed closely by Currywurst!
6 nights in a campground, 5 nights in hostels and 0 nights with Warmshowers hosts.
Favourite photo: Berliner Dom in HDR. I really enjoyed my time in Berlin- such an interesting city!