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8.7.2017 sjetsvet2017
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Germany
8.5.2017 - 15.5.2017       720km
 
Yeay,​ ​we​ ​have​ ​left​ ​the​ ​first​ ​country​ ​behind.​ ​We​ ​spent​ ​nice​ ​8​ ​days​ ​in​ ​here​ ​and​ ​we​ ​cycled​ ​720​ ​km. 
Our​ ​family​ ​and​ ​friends​ ​released​ ​us​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Czech​ ​–​ ​German​ ​border​ ​like​ ​the​ ​Chinese​ ​lantern​ ​lights​ ​and 
wished​ ​us​ ​luck.​ ​The​ ​first​ ​day​ ​wasn’t​ ​really​ ​lucky​ ​however.​ ​We​ ​got​ ​a​ ​little​ ​bit​ ​lost​ ​right​ ​behind​ ​Žitava​ ​while 
it​ ​was​ ​raining​ ​and​ ​so​ ​cold​ ​that​ ​we​ ​weren’t​ ​feeling​ ​fingers​ ​on​ ​our​ ​hands.​ ​But​ ​eventually​ ​everything​ ​went 
out​ ​well.​ ​We​ ​found​ ​a​ ​camping​ ​place​ ​without​ ​a​ ​map​ ​when​ ​it​ ​was​ ​already​ ​dark​ ​and​ ​we​ ​ended​ ​up​ ​our​ ​very 
first​ ​day​ ​with.  
We​ ​took​ ​a​ ​lesson​ ​and​ ​on​ ​the​ ​very​ ​next​ ​day​ ​we​ ​bought​ ​a​ ​map​ ​of​ ​the​ ​bike​ ​path​ ​Ondra​ ​–​ ​Nisa​ ​of​ ​which​ ​we 
cycled​ ​500​ ​km.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​all​ ​about​ ​endless​ ​plain​ ​fields,​ ​nobody​ ​around​ ​but​ ​the​ ​strong​ ​wind​ ​blowing​ ​against 
us​ ​and​ ​swamplands​ ​full​ ​of​ ​birds.​ ​So​ ​if​ ​you​ ​like​ ​birdies,​ ​make​ ​sure​ ​you​ ​try​ ​this​ ​bike​ ​path​ ​too. 
During​ ​the​ ​ride​ ​we​ ​were​ ​watching​ ​egrets,​ ​showing​ ​their​ ​slim​ ​bodies,​ ​ravens,​ ​laughing​ ​to​ ​us​ ​that​ ​we​ ​didn’t 
manage​ ​to​ ​take​ ​a​ ​picture​ ​of​ ​them,​ ​storks,​ ​which​ ​were​ ​making​ ​shadows​ ​above​ ​our​ ​heads​ ​and​ ​flocks​ ​of 
mallards​ ​that​ ​were​ ​bombarding​ ​us​ ​with​ ​their​ ​excrements. 
Up​ ​to​ ​Rostock​ ​we​ ​needed​ ​to​ ​cycle​ ​on​ ​the​ ​car​ ​roads​ ​many​ ​times.​ ​However​ ​the​ ​drivers​ ​were​ ​very 
considerate,​ ​almost​ ​like​ ​we​ ​as​ ​bikers​ ​would​ ​have​ ​had​ ​a​ ​priority​ ​on​ ​the​ ​road. 
The​ ​weather​ ​was​ ​playing​ ​with​ ​us​ ​all​ ​along.​ ​At​ ​first​ ​it​ ​was​ ​raining,​ ​right​ ​after​ ​that​ ​it​ ​was​ ​so​ ​shiny​ ​we​ ​got 
sunburnt​ ​(Káťa​ ​had​ ​small​ ​blebs​ ​on​ ​her​ ​ears)​ ​and​ ​then​ ​a​ ​storm​ ​came​ ​so​ ​we​ ​got​ ​banished​ ​from​ ​the​ ​road​ ​to 
a​ ​car​ ​wash​ ​for​ ​an​ ​hour.
With​ ​food​ ​is​ ​wasn’t​ ​easy​ ​either.​ ​We​ ​were​ ​frozen​ ​to​ ​bones​ ​and​ ​we​ ​wanted​ ​to​ ​boil​ ​a​ ​soup.​ ​But​ ​we​ ​found 
out​ ​that​ ​we​ ​were​ ​carrying​ ​a​ ​bad​ ​camping​ ​stove​ ​for​ ​the​ ​whole​ ​time.​ ​And​ ​in​ ​Germany​ ​there​ ​are​ ​no​ ​tiny 
grocery​ ​shops​ ​in​ ​every​ ​village​ ​like​ ​in​ ​Czech​ ​Republic​ ​so​ ​often​ ​we​ ​had​ ​to​ ​cycle​ ​even​ ​up​ ​to​ ​70​ ​km​ ​without 
any​ ​meal.​ ​And​ ​the​ ​best​ ​are​ ​the​ ​Sundays.​ ​On​ ​Sundays​ ​Germans​ ​really​ ​don’t​ ​work.​ ​So​ ​even​ ​if​ ​you​ ​find​ ​a 
supermarket​ ​on​ ​the​ ​way,​ ​don’t​ ​celebrate. 
Overall​ ​we​ ​find​ ​Germany​ ​very​ ​clean,​ ​smooth​ ​and​ ​good​ ​smelling.​ ​But​ ​if​ ​you​ ​want​ ​to​ ​visit​ ​it​ ​it’s​ ​very​ ​useful 
to​ ​learn​ ​few​ ​basic​ ​phrases.​ ​Germans​ ​aren’t​ ​too​ ​willing​ ​to​ ​communicate​ ​in​ ​other​ ​language​ ​with​ ​you. 
What​ ​did​ ​we​ ​like? 
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