The route we had planned for today (Monday 8/18) was a 68
mile ride largely on bike routes along the Marne-Rhine Canal. We began the ride
on a marvelous path beside the canal, but after about 10 miles the bike path
became unpaved and we went hunting for an alternative route. We ended up doing
a 71 mile ride for the day, spending much of our time on small back roads
through the countryside.
Our destination town was Bar le Duc, noteworthy for having
been the capital of an independent state, the Duchy of Bar, which was situated
between the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire about 1000 years ago.
Scenes from our ride today:
An old bridge in Bar le Duc:
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