NEUBURG am RHINE - Speyer - OTTERSTADT 45 miles
Left at 8.45 this morning. We had decided on going through Karlsruhe but couldn't as the ferry needed for that to cross the Rhine wasn't working. Water too high ; that decision was therefore made for us to take the western route. No disappointment as we went right through a nature reserve and it was beautiful. Lots of bird life again, saw a stork in the field; it's quite marshy, he was looking for a nice fat toad of course. We stopped many times as the temperature was high and we needed to drink regularly. We had been looking forward to 2 things in particular. First of all to see a full size Lufthansa situated on a rooftop of the Technikmuseum in Speyer and it was an awesome sight.(see above). Secondly, the Speyer Cathedral. It was magnificent. We went inside in turn as we didn't want to leave the bike alone for a second. Once inside I saw a Nun at tried to make a conversation with her. We understood each other remarkably well and she gave a blessing for our journey. Now, many people may not know this, but the term 'Protestant' derives from 'Protestation of Speyer'. A letter of protest was presented by German evangelicals to the imperial court in 1529, which sealed the split. Speyer became an important imperial city within the Holy Roman Empire as the location of the Imperial Chamber of Justice and burial place of eight Emperors. The other important information about the Cathedral is that it has Unesco status. It has been a very good day and we shall go out for a cool beer now.
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