Morning ride: on a cool and brighter day
Saturday April 29, 2017, 8 km - Total so far: 53 km
I pondered the sky from the breakfast table, yes there were patches of blue, and I thought perhaps this was the day for two rides. Yay, if I ride again tomorrow that will make seven rides in six days completed by 30 April! I didn't plan long rides, the distance wasn't going to be a problem. Since I always do my grocery shopping by bike anyway, going to the market with a detour to yet another park was to be my first ride. That would easily leave enough time to go out again. It's not the riding but the writing that is taking so much time.
I don't know when I forgot how to dress properly for cycling in cooler weather, but I'm getting the hang of it again. I was off at 8:30, the thermometer said 4°C/39°F, it wasn't raining and as a matter of fact the sun came out a couple of times. Compared to the past few days this was pretty nice weather.
My first tour of the day was a visit to Luitpold Park, a small but pleasant park in my part of town. Luitpold Park originated in 1911, when in honor of the Bavarian Prince-Regent Luitpold's 90th birthday, 90 lime trees were planted in a public park of approximately 80 acres. Luitpold was a liberal and popular ruler and during his regency Munich became a cultural center of Europe (at least that is what it says in Wikipedia, and who am I to know).
And did you know that the POTUS's grandfather, Friedrich Trump, came from Bavaria? Here is a bit of trivia I found in the Internet: A letter discovered in 2016 in the Landesarchiv in Speyer, Germany, has revealed that Friedrich Trump, German grandfather to US President Donald Trump fought his expulsion from his home-town of Kallstadt, then a part of Bavaria, in 1905 for failing to do military service. Trump had migrated to the US in 1885, aged 16, so missed national service. The letter was a plea from Friedrich Trump sent to Prince Regent Luitpold asking to be allowed to remain in Bavaria. His request was denied by a royal decree and he had to return to the USA.
I pondered the sky from the breakfast table, yes there were patches of blue, and I thought perhaps this was the day for two rides. Yay, if I ride again tomorrow that will make seven rides in six days completed by 30 April! I didn't plan long rides, the distance wasn't going to be a problem. Since I always do my grocery shopping by bike anyway, going to the market with a detour to yet another park was to be my first ride. That would easily leave enough time to go out again. It's not the riding but the writing that is taking so much time.
I don't know when I forgot how to dress properly for cycling in cooler weather, but I'm getting the hang of it again. I was off at 8:30, the thermometer said 4°C/39°F, it wasn't raining and as a matter of fact the sun came out a couple of times. Compared to the past few days this was pretty nice weather.
My first tour of the day was a visit to Luitpold Park, a small but pleasant park in my part of town. Luitpold Park originated in 1911, when in honor of the Bavarian Prince-Regent Luitpold's 90th birthday, 90 lime trees were planted in a public park of approximately 80 acres. Luitpold was a liberal and popular ruler and during his regency Munich became a cultural center of Europe (at least that is what it says in Wikipedia, and who am I to know).
And did you know that the POTUS's grandfather, Friedrich Trump, came from Bavaria? Here is a bit of trivia I found in the Internet: A letter discovered in 2016 in the Landesarchiv in Speyer, Germany, has revealed that Friedrich Trump, German grandfather to US President Donald Trump fought his expulsion from his home-town of Kallstadt, then a part of Bavaria, in 1905 for failing to do military service. Trump had migrated to the US in 1885, aged 16, so missed national service. The letter was a plea from Friedrich Trump sent to Prince Regent Luitpold asking to be allowed to remain in Bavaria. His request was denied by a royal decree and he had to return to the USA.
Obelisk at the entry of the park commemorating Prince Regent Luitpold's 90th birthday.
Snows of yesteryear, errr snow of yesterday
Here comes the sun.
There are horse chestnut trees as well as limes in the park.
After the war, here as in the Olympia Park, debris from the ruins of what Munich had once been was piled up to create an artificial hill.
The slopes of the Luitpold Hill
Bought bananas, obviously not from Bavaria, but I suppose the purchase supports the local economy somehow.
I was home by 10:00 and raring to go out for another adventure. Rides six and seven are coming, I can assure you.
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