Biking Down the Rhine: Continuation of Day 3: Worms

After biking 37 miles from Mainz we finally arrived at Worms.  As if we weren't already seat sore, the bridge above was quite steep.  Originally there was a wall around the town to protect the townsfolk from invaders.  The wall is mostly gone but the stone entrance-way at the apex of the bridge is still intact.

The tower and surrounding building above is all that is left of the original Medieval wall that once circled Worms.  It is now a museum about the Epic story of the Nibelungenlied. 

I read the Medieval Saga on my Kindle in the evening after dinner on the boat.  You can read my review here.

This is a wonderful museum that gives the history of this legend of Tristan and the Rhine gold.  The reason for the museum in Worms is because legend has it that it was at Worms where the gold was dumped in the Rhine.  The museum also has footage of Fritz Lang's silent films, Tristam and Brunhilde and Revenge of Krumhilde.

The following photos are of St. Peter's Cathedral where the edict against Martin Luther was read.

              
Not far from the Cathedral resides a Medieval Jewish Cemetery.

Part of the wall surrounding the cemetery.

After biking over three hours across dirt roads to get to Worms we then got to bike across cobbled stones as we toured the town.  Were my legs tired?  Not at all.  Was something else a wee bit sore?  You don't even know...

We barely had time to recover that evening before we jumped on our bikes the next morning and pedaled to Heidelberg via Mannheim.  Until then!

Bike Trip Along the Rhine Day 3 From Mainz to Worms

View outside our cabin window

Our boat/bike trip was not only through medieval villages but also across dikes and nature trails. The following photos were taken as we biked along the countryside.

They're not very visible (unfortunately I don't own zoom lens) but there are storks in this field.

 Can you see the stork among the hay rolls?

Finally I had the good fortune to come across this fellow who let me come quite close before he flew off, but only a little ways away.

After four hours (some thirty miles) of biking we arrived at our next town:  Worms

Nibelungen Bridge