Munich, April 2009

Easter. Time for a nice spring ride, visiting grandma and riding some twisty roads in Bavaria. I made about 1000 miles in 3 riding days and it was a lot of fun.
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First Day
Ride to Bavaria
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View out of my living room. Looks like spring has arrived and I need to ride.


Break in the middle of nowhere


Schleizer Dreieck (Schleiz triangle) is a famous race track and in between the races part of one of the most important inter state country roads B2 from Stettin to Munich


Another break in the Fichtelgebirge mountains


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Second Day
Ride with Wolfgang and Irmgard
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Proper little Bavarian city Kirchheim


Break for a cigarette


Coming closer to the Alps


At the next break we are even closer






Break above Ammersee lake
Irmgard is pointing towards...


... Monastery Kloster Andechs




And still the Alps in sight


Group picture with Irmgard, Wolfgang and Tom


A little lizard stops by


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Third Day - Easter Sunday
Just enjoing the beautiful weather at the lake
Gooses and ducks




Tranquility


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Fourth day
Return to Berlin
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Bavarian city Riedenburg with Castle and old medieval fortress


Break in between


Last snow patches in the Fichtelgebirge mountains


Easter decoration in a little village


Close to Berlin. Aspargus fields reaching the horizon. Germans prefer white asparagus which grows below the surface. The Belitz asparagus from this region is well known for good quality

