Meeting The Rhine
May 19, 2023
by TheCuriousCyclist
Filed under Amused, Curious, Happy
Tagged with germany23
Hey, fancy hotel people: Maybe you should redesign your rooms instead of hanging these dumb advisory tags?
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Bit awkward but we managed it.
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Time to explore, with an appropriately themed t-shirt.
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Nick standing in the spot where his grandpa did about a quarter century ago.
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Standing in the spot where dad did, about a quarter century ago.
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Little houses in a little house shop, in a house that looks like the little houses!
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Don’t ask me. It’s cute though.
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A cute alleyway! Nick insisted we get a photo.
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Nick sitting where his grandpa sat a quarter century ago.
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The David And Goliath fountain. Sitting where Dad sat about a quarter centurty ago.
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A labor union protest.
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These little cobbled town square areas are a nice place to take a breath during a cross-town ride.
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Solidarity with Ukraine!
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You know you live in a real city when towers pop up along the skyline at random.
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This looks like a good place for a snack! (Doesn’t every place?)
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I gave him two euros for the photo. He wanted to see what it looked like after I took it. It got a smile.
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Don’t philosophize at the geese without a permit!
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Honk honk honk chomp chomp honk peep peep peep chomp chomp honk
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Two honkers looking out for a place to snack.
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This little guy sassed me and my bike for a good 80 meters.
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MOAR SNACKS
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I really enjoy how the modular letters fit into the sign.
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A really lovely trail.
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Cool trail this way!
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I KNOW it has a sensible German meaning but IT SAYS FART!! Heeeeeheeheeheee
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The duck approves.
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Too cute not to photograph.
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DOGLOAF
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Interesting! The USSR hammer and sickle. Symbols of communism turned into symbols of racism, thanks to Russia.
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I find this castle quackworthy.
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PFAFF!!!!
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