“I don’t get it”, says the receptionist in the hotel, and continues: ”Look at our garage, all the people are coming now with bicycles.” I reply:” I get it, since I cannot afford driving car myself as well. She gives me a strange look. Yes, some of my attempted jokes go permanently astray.
But what I learned is that the city Landsberg has an interesting history. In the early 1920s Hitler was here put to prison for treason. It was here where he wrote his Mein Kampf. Unfortunately, he didn’t stay in the prison forever.
Pedaling alongside the river Lech offers fantastic views. They help to forget that this part of Via Claudia Augusta goes alongside a loud heavy traffic roadThe old Roman times are present everywhere, as statues or names. The signpost above reads in English something like “The Roman meadow” The media is full of comments on how the German economy is declining. But traveling through these romantic cities, like Schongau, does provide opposite impressions. An illusion or reality?These cows share with me the same time and the same space. But our attitudes are completely different. Enjoying the leisure time versus panting and sweating up the hill. Who’s right, who’s wrong?One more biker’s visual romance . Well, apart from the mountains in the background, which sometimes raise a question if we should make a U-turn.The little white spot in front of the huge massive is the castle Neuschwanstein. A jewel visited by thousands of tourist every year. My apologies for the poor picture from the distance. Please visit the Internet for better ones. The city of Füssen. Or better to say countless tourists in a lovely city too small to engulf them.Back in Austria, approaching the city Reutte.  Our final lag for today. Another lucky day. 88 km and 760 elevation meters without a single drop of rain.
