Finally on Saturday we had a day of nice, warm weather! In the midst of days forecast for rain, Saturday was 14 degrees and sunny. And the start of my holiday! I took out my bike for the first proper ride of the year. I decided on somewhere not too far, Seligenstadt, about 35 km from my house. It has been on my list of places to visit after my dad biked through there last summer.
I started out just before lunch, hoping to ride during the warmest part of the day for once. There were lots of people out on the Main, but not far out of Frankfurt the crowds petered out. I rode for about an hour, before finding a lovely place overlooking the river for lunch.
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| Sitting on a reclining bench and enjoying hot cross bun ham sandwiches. |
The first hour of the ride was perfect. I was just warm enough, enjoying being out on my bike and the sun was shining. After that things started to go downhill...
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| A stop for ice cream in the very pretty Alt Steinheim, mostly to use their washroom! |
The last part of the ride was a bit of a struggle. My left knee and my backside were complaining, but I finally made it! And discovered that apparently the thing to do on a sunny day is bike to Seligenstadt. The place was full of people and their bicycles. I was smart to have had my ice cream earlier, as the lineups here were 20 people long at least!
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| A walk around the old monastery next to the church. I want to come back in a few weeks when all these tulips are in bloom. |
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| The buildings lining the main square. As many others in the old centre, they were beautiful timber-framed buildings. |
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| One of the original gates from the town wall |
After about an hour of wandering around the old town, it was time to catch my train home. It only runs ever two hours, but just over 20 minutes later I was back at Frankfurt Südbahnhof - a lot easier than the journey there! Hopefully in a few weeks I will go back, when all the flowers are in bloom. Until then I think I need to buy some biking shorts, and do some more practicing!
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| Waiting for the regional train. |
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