We’ve switched rivers again! We are now on the Rhine, which is a beautiful river: clear and fast flowing.
The Rhine defines a good portion of the border between Germany and Switzerland. As we follow the Rhine, we are mostly on the German side of the river, with Switzerland just across the river.
It was nice to be able to travel in France and understand things on signs, in cafes, in stores and what people said. That all ended when we entered Switzerland and Germany, where all signs are in German and people speak (gasp) German. Yes, some people speak English or a bit of French but it’s by no means universal. Trying to learn a few words as we travel!
We had become familiar with how campgrounds and apartment rentals operate and how to interact with everyone.
The landscape has changed to more rolling terrain. We are doing some climbing and the path includes more roads traversing neighborhoods or running alongside busier roads. The countryside is neat and orderly, and the architecture has changed to more alpine style. Germany seems more organized, industrialized and all the edges of the roads and paths more defined. It seems more sterile than France. Switzerland across the river calls to us.
The directional signs for the EuroVelo route have changed, both in Switzerland and Germany. They all work, but we are used to looking for a certain thing and now we need to adjust.
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