[ wrote this up a few months ago and never posted it ]
Earlier this summer, in Germany for work, I took a day to rent a bike and go on a roughly 40-mile ride through Bavaria along the Main river.
It was brutally hot in the middle of the day (my phone claimed 100), and I read later there was an extreme weather alert warning people not to exert themselves outside… fortunately, relief in the form of ies and aperol spritzes were at hand.
One old waterwheel, still running…
And finally, wrapping up the day’s ride with a traditional rauchbier (smoked) in the attractive little town of Bamberg.
A fine break from work and chance to get some sun…
