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Rheinauhafen

Today I had an errand in Colognes south. So on the way back I took some pictures in the #Rheinauhafen

It was quite foggy, the last few kilometres rainy.

A large barge sails along a river with buildings and trees lining the foggy horizon. A vintage crane with a wooden cabin stands on a cobblestone riverside near a bridge on a foggy day. A modern urban walkway stretches along a waterfront with buildings and a crane in the background. A green crane is positioned along a riverside promenade with modern buildings and a cyclist.

#photo #foto #Cologne #Koeln

Yesterday I got my new library card in the big city next door. They have a whole floor with history books, that should help with the research on Cologne trade goods.

I’m also going through a book on Colognes medieval street names, looking for trades and goods.

A preliminary list of bike excursions is growing.

#history #photography #cycling #ebike #Cologne #Köln #retirement

What ever will I do now?

This is my first week of retirement, and mostly it was spent emptying out the flat (that I had in lieu of commuting 300 km a day).

Next week we’ll spend on Walcheren.

But then project cycle, look at historical stuff and take photos is a go.

I have been quietly researching (or beginning to research) Colognes trading goods through the centuries. These will inform the destinations.

Or so the plan goes.

#history #photography #cycling #ebike #Cologne #Köln #retirement

Made it home just before a heavy Wolkenbruch (downpour). Oh jay for timing.

A map displays a cycling route near Rommerskirchen, marked with an orange path, covering 51.93 km and taking 2 hours and 41 minutes.

#bike #ebike #biketooter #fedibike #köln #koeln

<Thorn-Roermond-Thorn 🚴‍♂️ 40 km>

Strange day, weather great, but I have a cold, so the plan was to find a pharmacy in Roermond and not cycle too much. Didn’t quite work out ;-)

#vacation #cycle

<Eijsden-Maastricht- Eben-Emael -Eijsden 🚴‍♂️ 25 km>

For some unknown reason today’s tour turned out 10 km short. No matter, very nice tour, good coffee in Maastricht, steep bit at Eben-Emael, quite a few bridges and a ferry, two different provinces of Limburg, one of which even threw a language change at us.

As I forgot to pack the camera, you have to believe me, it was beautiful.

#vacation #cycle

Yesterday

<Thorn-Swartbroek-Thorn 🚴‍♂️ 35 km>

Very nice rural tour, nice cafes on the route, almost no traffic, and back well before the thunderstorms

A cultivated field with a row of trees in the background under a clear sky.

A serene natural landscape features a small river winding through lush green vegetation and trees under a cloudy sky.

Dramatic dark clouds fill the sky, partially illuminated by soft, diffused sunlight

#vacation #cycling

Today

<Thorn-Montfort-Roermond-Thorn 🚴‍♂️46 km>

Beautiful weather, first real sun of the week. Quite hilly in Limburg. At the end we had to go into Roermond for a coffee as we didn’t pass anything on the way.

Even the Kasteel Monfort was closed.

Yesterday

<Thorn-Stevensweert-Maaseik-Thorn 🚴‍♂️41 km>

Nice ride, K2 came along, she did Cologne-Erkelenz by train and then 40 km by bike to here.

The trip to Maaseik involved a ferry ride across the Maas from Limburg to Limburg (Belgium), no clue were we crossed back to .nl

#vacation #cycle

A rusted manhole cover labeled Vestingstad Stevensweert is set into a cobblestone surface.

A winding dirt path bordered by green fields and trees leads towards a distant house under an overcast sky.

Yesterday we visited Roermond for the first time, that is, outside the Outlet Center.

On the way there, the weather was fine, on the way back we sampled some nice Limburgish rain?

The landscape reminded us of home, but of course the better cycling infrastructure gave it away.

<Thorn-Roermond-Thorn ca 44 km 🚴‍♂️>

Munster Kerk. A Gothic-style cathedral with twin spires is surrounded by trees and outdoor seating.

A narrow cobblestone street is lined with historic buildings and decorated with blue and white flags under a cloudy sky.

A narrow street with brick buildings leads to a distant view of a twin-spired church under a cloudy sky.

#vacation #cycle #cycling