Day 13 – Saxony Stop
Saxony-Anhalt is a federal state between Saxony and Lower Saxony. The word „Anhalt“ in its name, and my apologies upfront, sounds for me like a train stop (anhalten = to stop). In any case, it is a picturesque countryside where I made many stops.
After Wittenberg and Dessau yesterday, it was primarily Magdeburg today. A liveable city with wonderful surroundings. I cruised through Magdeburg for more than 10km.
At yet another ferry I met a couple from South Tirol, with a lovely „r“ and „ch” pronunciation, so typical for their dialect. They were cycling the same track as me, just in the opposite direction. We exchanged so much practical information, including a vacancy in a nice B&B just round the corner. Feeling sun-struck and dizzy from riding in a stitching sunshine the whole day, I decided to change plans and to stay. Well, one more justified stop in Saxony-Anhalt
![82 km from Barby to Rogätz](https://drsata.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_0499-523x1024.jpg)
![Saxony-Anhalt countryside](https://drsata.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_0445-1024x768.jpg)
![Should you ever wonder, why this architecture is called 'Fachwerk' in German, then this could help. Translated literally, Fachwerk means 'compartment work'](https://drsata.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_0479-1024x768.jpg)
![The old town of Magdeburg](https://drsata.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_0483-1024x768.jpg)
![This unites Magdeburg with Vienna. The last work of the Austrian architect Hundertwasser whose creations are attractions in Vienna as well.](https://drsata.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_0485-1024x768.jpg)
![Mittellandkanal- Water Crossing water without touching each other. Impressive.](https://drsata.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_0494-1-1024x768.jpg)
![Managers on their way back from lunch. I felt somehow relieved not to be among them :-)](https://drsata.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_0491-1024x676.jpg)
Posted on 15.06 2022 at 19:32