80 km, Germendorf-Zossen
An alternative header for today could have been "80 km, through Berlin".
Soon after leaving Germendorf and riding through the first few alleys along the wheat and corn fields, we could see that we were approaching a big city. Houses, shops, more and more closely together. In a strange way it was a good feeling of coming back to civilization. No more worrying about running out of water.
On the way into Berlin we crossed the old border between east and west, once quite empty, but now full of twenty year old trees. A symbol of not only the reunification of Germany, but of the end of the cold war. We would see more of this at Brandenburger Tor and Potsdamer Platz.
Once in central Berlin, we suddenly bumped into one of Isak's rickshaw friends from London, Mike. We had a good chat about cycling, news about common friends, etc.
After a nice meal at the riverside, not far from Unter den Linden but still much cheaper, it was already 6:30pm, and we had only done 37 km during the day, but we decided to push it for just a couple of more hours.
We ended up at a wonderful little family run hotel in Zossen, Hotel Reuner, where they grow their own vegetables, have rabbits, sell local honey, wine, etc. Again, coincidences led us to nice surprises.
PS. 1 There were no potholes today by the way. :-)
PS. 2 Berlin looks a lot like Budapest. :-)
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