> > * There are some old towns nearby worth a visit like Worms, Speyer, > > Freiburg and Strasbourg. The last one really is worth a visit, and > > you have even been to France/Alsace :) > > Ahem. Hiedelberg? The jewel of the Neckar ?
of course, it's not far, but I personally dislike it a bit because of the many students that crowd the city ;-) . > Also, the Odenwald is not far away, for hilly hiking/cycling. I have grown in the Odenwald, and I think there are much more interesting mountains/regions in germany like the Franconian Switzerland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franconian_Switzerland http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/FrÀnkische_Schweiz Besides the many breweries, there are nice rocks (usually crowded by japanese freeclimbers ;-) , nice caves, villages, old churches, there's Bayreuth and Sanspareil: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanspareil so... > --p (remembering his glory days as one of the odenwald's first > mountain bikers back in 1986) ...maybe for your next bike trip :) ? Best regards ce
