Biking the Nearby Villages

Our American neighbor Keana (pronounced like Keanu Reeves, but with an A) loaned us some bikes so we decided to take a ride around the countryside to see all of the nearby villages. Bike riding along the Main River is a popular activity around this area so there are very well maintained bike paths, which is great since Amy is a terrible bike rider. We set off, not sure of how far we would make it (both because we are not used to kilometers and because of Amy's lack of skills), but we ended up making a great day out of it. Our ride took us from Hirschfeld past St. Ludwig Cloister to Stammheim, a pretty little village with a nice pond that we stopped to take a water break beside.


Amy beside her pink fixed gear retro bike! Fits her perfectly!

Kurtis next to the pond sporting his European Sachel Bag (aka Amy's purse holding our water, snacks and camera).

Watching the fish (big rainbow trout, carp and koi) swim around and around.

The next village we rode to is called Fahr (fitting because it was the farthest we rode!). On the way we rode through fields of fruit trees of every sort (plums, pears, apples) and vineyards galore! This area is extremely beautiful!





When we reached Fahr, we took a ferry across the Main river (.70€ a peice) to Untereisenheim. The ferrys just sit and wait to take both foot passengers and cars back and forth across the river because there are no bridges.


Bikes on a boat!

We continued on and hit two more small villages on this side of the river until we arrived in Wipfeld where there were a few nice cafes and biergartens along the river. We stopped at one and had lunch. Most of the Germans we have encountered speak English very well, but when they are asked "do you speak english?" by Amy or "Sprechen Sie Deutsch?" by Kurtis they always respond with "a little" when in reality, they know far more than a little. We have also had many conversations in "Danglish" (Deutsch + English). Kurtis understands some words and Amy understand body language and situations. We have yet to be in a situation where neither of us can figure out what is going on!


At the cafe we devoured our Flammkuchen (kind of like a white pizza with cream instead of cheese, very tasty!) before we snapped a photo!

A short ride back from Wipfeld took us full circle and we arrived back in Hirschfeild. It was very hot, about 30° C (about 85ish° F) and we were both glad to be off of our bikes. We relaxed for the rest of the afternoon and then attended a viking fest in Volkach with Keana, Emma, Aaron and the children. We also took advantage of the time to see a little bit of Volkach which was a very cute town.


Italian food in Volkach.

We have decided to goto Prague this coming weekend, we will use the Mitfahrgenlegenheil website again to get there on the cheap and hopefully we will find a couchsurfer to host us! Tomorrow we will goto Bamburg which is known for making a particular type of beer, which I am sure we will learn all about! Coming soon: a post and photos of the family and village we are staying with!