It’s going to be historical, archaeological, (mostly) cyclable und fun
We are going on a weeks vacation on the other side of the Rhine, which always entails a short moment of hesitation, inhibition, but also a sense of adventure.
The centre of our exploration is going to be Merseburg. While the city itself is an ottonian foundation with some medieval bits left over, we are after older, much older, remains. And Merseburg is smack in the middle of it.
- Firstly the Nebra Sky Disk (Himmelsscheibe)
- The Kreisgrabenanlage von Pömmelte, which strangely enough has no English wikipedia page, anyway, think Stonehenge, but made from wood
- Goseck Circle, again, think wooden Stonehenge
- A couple of dolmen burials, most specifically DOLMENGÖTTIN LANGENEICHSTÄDT, again, German only
- And there is a gaggle of interesting museums (closed on Mondays) in the area also.
Many of these attractions are within cycling (ebike) distance of our hotel, and if I squint at the weather forecast, the weather might be holding up.
There is also a website for the whole region called Sky Paths which gives an overview of the attractions.
#history #archaeology #vacation #cycling