Rain again. Became more or less friend with my rain poncho. Now I am well again. The stage was not so long, and I felt that I just got tired, not exhausted. Come to the river Ruhr. It looked like I imagined. I took long breaks, so clothes could dry…. Continue reading
Nice to walk, now I know that I am completely well. 7 hours long walk, a lot up and down. And no problem. It felt wonderful. Now I’m in the Ruhr. What I will remember is the close distance between villages, and sounds. Everywhere you can hear one or more… Continue reading
Even the breakfast bread seemed to be 50 years old. I ate in the old cafe, which reminded about past times. It looked like most a living room. There’s probably not too many cafes like this nowadays. I ate lasagna at a small pizzeria. The owner looked at a sad… Continue reading
Today I walked 7 hours without any long breaks. Followed the river, which was pleasant. The hostel is located fairly central. Now I have bought my return ticket to Sweden and checked the cathedral. The cathedral is impressive. It would be interesting to know how German urbanists were thinking when… Continue reading
It took 6 hours to get out of Cologne! To skip a too long stage to morrow, I walked to Weilerswist. I was about to skip the hotel because I mixed 69 and 96 in German and thought it was too expensive. Good that I’m walking longer than usual this… Continue reading
After Weillerswist it looked like I imagined: open landscape with hedges. I followed a small river almost all the day. Erft I believe. Coming to the Eifel was also as I imagined. Look likes Morvan or Jura. It was hard to walk to the hostel, I followed the signs and… Continue reading
Easy stage, besides the hard hill out from Bad Münstereifel. Come to the hotel before 3. Nice village and German kitch at the hotel. There’s only cafes in this village. Not a single grocery. Can not buy some lunch for tomorrow. Today I walked an old rommersk road. Along my… Continue reading
A standard stage. Up and down. Eifel is not as rich as the north of Germany. You can see it on the houses that are not as large. It felt long without something to eat. And when I arrived, I could only get a piece of cake and a coffee…. Continue reading
It was a torrential rain. Kept me dry, put on my poncho and sat on a bench. But then I was soaked when I walked through high grass. Sigh. Come early to Prüm. Took the bus and train back to Cologne, where I took the train to Sweden. Pics from… Continue reading