Philosophenweg in Heidelberg & Stage 11: Heppenheim to Germersheim, 71km
My virtual bicycle tour to Girona continues. Today's main sights were the famous Philosophenweg in Heidelber and the river Rhine. Since the weather was fine, and my legs felt strong, today was a day of joy and pleasure.
We visited Heidelberg during our car trip around Germany and the Benelux back in May, 1999. Then we were in a hurry as we had to return to Berlin next morning. We did not have time to walk the Philosophenweg, which for us as philosophy majors was a bit disappointing. Today, I took the time to walk the Weg. As the name suggest, the philosophy way has been frequented by famous philosophers from the Heidelberg University. The name does, although, come from students who used to walk along the way and discuss conceptual issue. It is a quiet place, with nice views over the river Neckar to the Heidelberg old town. And a privilege to trace steps of, among others, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Karl Jaspers, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Jürgen Habermas.
Back in 2010, we were cycling in Switzerland and happened to ride along the upper reached of the river Rhein, even close to the one of its sources. It is fascinating to see how small even a great river begins. Today, I got to see the Rhein again, and even cycle along it. I reached the river by Germersheim and decided to call it a day.
After checking in the Hotel Kürfürst Garni, I went out for a walk to the Rheinuferpark to see the railway bridge. Impressive river,
Today's virtual ride
Today's real ride #1 and ride #2 in Helsinki
We visited Heidelberg during our car trip around Germany and the Benelux back in May, 1999. Then we were in a hurry as we had to return to Berlin next morning. We did not have time to walk the Philosophenweg, which for us as philosophy majors was a bit disappointing. Today, I took the time to walk the Weg. As the name suggest, the philosophy way has been frequented by famous philosophers from the Heidelberg University. The name does, although, come from students who used to walk along the way and discuss conceptual issue. It is a quiet place, with nice views over the river Neckar to the Heidelberg old town. And a privilege to trace steps of, among others, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Karl Jaspers, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Jürgen Habermas.
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| Heidelberg from Philosophenweg |
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| Philosophenweg |
Back in 2010, we were cycling in Switzerland and happened to ride along the upper reached of the river Rhein, even close to the one of its sources. It is fascinating to see how small even a great river begins. Today, I got to see the Rhein again, and even cycle along it. I reached the river by Germersheim and decided to call it a day.
After checking in the Hotel Kürfürst Garni, I went out for a walk to the Rheinuferpark to see the railway bridge. Impressive river,
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| The railway bridge and the river Rhein |
Today's virtual ride
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| Virtual stage 11 |
Today's real ride #1 and ride #2 in Helsinki
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| Ride 2 |
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| Ride 1 |
total virtual distance: 701km
total real distance (ridden in Finland): 735km
riding time: 33h
accomondation costs: 715 euros
food costs: 303 euros
beer costs: 150 euros
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