Danube Bike Tour Day 11: Ingolstadt to Neustadt
Posted by Cassie, November 18th, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Distance: 37km
We were surprised to find clear, blue skies when we woke up this morning. The rain had cleared up, and it was a beautiful, sunny day. I was mostly recovered from my stomach sickness, so I was up for continuing on the bike route. We spent the morning exploring Ingolstadt. Ingolstadt was a really neat city. The city center was a pedestrian zone, and there were people riding bikes all over the city. It reminded us of Freiburg. Across the river from the city center was a big fort with thick walls. The fort had been bombarded during battle because there were marks in the walls from bullets and cannon balls.
Ingolstadt fortress
Ingolstadt also has a palace, and there were a bunch of cannons in the palace yard. One of the cannons was ripped through the middle. The walls of the cannon were really thick, so there must have been a big explosion to rip it into two.
Ingolstadt palace
We also went inside the Asam church. It topped the Dillingen church as the most ornate church I had seen. The altar was covered in gold. The frescoes on the ceiling painted by the Asam brothers were incredible.
Ingolstadt Asam Church
The campground was on the eastern outskirts of Ingolstadt, so we decided to ride along the gravel roads by the river instead of backtracking to get on the official bike route. We had an adventure riding along a road that was under construction, but we rejoined the main bike route with no problems. We stopped in Vohburg, which is a neat town with a cool gate. My stomach was feeling so much better that I was able to eat some ice cream. 🙂
Vohburg gate
When we arrived in Neustadt, we stopped at a grocery store. We went to an Aldi in Ingolstadt, but the Aldis have horrible selection. Small town grocery stores have better selection than big city Aldis. The grocery store parking lot had a monster truck parked in it advertising a monster truck show. Unfortunately, we were not going to be in town for the monster truck show. 🙂
Neustadt Monster Truck!
The campground at Neustadt was really nice. We were camped at an old farm, and our campsite was next to a stream with ducks swimming in it. We had also entered a big hops growing area. There were hops yards across from our campsite.
Hops yards
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