Bev and Lester's 2015 European Adventure: Cycling days 4,5 and 6

Day 4

Mainau Island

The journey this morning took us first to Mainau Island, Botanical Gardens where the emphasis is on flowers - things made from flowers, tulips in Spring and, for us, Dahlias in Summer/Autumn. We were gob-smacked with the variety and perfection of the latter.
After lingering for an hour here the rest of the cycling day was a bit prosaic - mostly inland and including some hills as well as apple orchards and a couple of nice villages until we got to Radofzell, a nice town on the lake where we enjoyed a sunset walk.

Sunset on the Lake in Radofzell

Day 5

Lovely lunch spot in Uberlingen

Promenade in Uberlingen

The first 15km of the day was inland back over some more hills to the North shore of the lake. Lester was up for it but I decided the 10 minute train trip was more interesting. However from there, the remaining 25km along the lake edge was a real treat, with one particularly lovely town, Uberlingen, inspiring us to linger indeed and walk along its pretty promenade. It's Saturday and there are lots of people around cycling, boating, lunching, drinking in the last days of summer. From there we ended in our home for the night, Uhldingen. our focus is on cycling, not so much sight-seeing so we passed on the reptile house and the monkey compound!! We continue to appreciate the way that cycling takes us into small places we would not find by ourselves.

A well earned beer by the lake in Uhldingen

Day 6

Meersburg

The journey continued today along the lake through the pretty town of Meersburg to Friedrichshafen. This is where Count Zeppelin was born and Zeppelins manufactured. It was heavily bombed during WW2 by the Allies because of airship factories and the old town was destroyed. The church was damaged in 1944 but renovated by 1950. Friedrichshafen is now a University town, home to the private Zeppelin University - I wonder if the teachers there are full of hot air?