by Fiona Stevens | Aug 31, 2021 | Allgemein, Bach's Quest, Journey, Sights, Venues
The journey to Braunschweig was very very wet. Braunschweig’s old town is quite pretty though, and the sun came out for a bit when I arrived, interspersed with torrential showers (see the second image). The cathedral is beautiful and has a phenomenal acoustic....
by Fiona Stevens | Aug 26, 2021 | Allgemein, Bach's Quest, Sights, Venues
Today was the first day I didn’t cycle, and it was great to have a break! This morning I streamed the A minor sonata from St Johannis, which is the oldest church in the city, dating from the 12th century. Bach could certainly have seen it from the outside. Maybe...
by Fiona Stevens | Aug 26, 2021 | Allgemein, Bach's Quest, Journey, Sights
My host in Zorge felt I should take the first 5km of this trip extremely seriously, as apparently they count as the steepest bike climb in the whole of Germany. One part of the climb has an incline of 16%, and I discovered that at about 12% the front wheel of the bike...
by Fiona Stevens | Aug 26, 2021 | Accommodation, Allgemein, Bach's Quest, Journey
This leg of the journey was incredibly tough. Apparently there were no scenic cycle routes, so most of the time I was on the road, which was tiring because of the traffic. Although on the elevation profile it’s the first 15km which look the most daunting –...
by Fiona Stevens | Aug 26, 2021 | Allgemein, Bach's Quest, Journey
The Komoot app took me on a really lovely journey through fields and far from traffic between Gotha and Mühlhausen. For 2 out of 4 hours it rained, and with a headwind and fairly low temperature of 14 degrees C this was the first test for my cycling gear. Here’s...
by Fiona Stevens | Aug 22, 2021 | Bach's Quest, Sights
This morning I played at the service in St Trinitatis. After this and before leaving for Gotha I decided to take a quick look at the castle, Schloss Neideck. The first image shows what I saw as I approached the castle – in the background you can see the tower of...
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