Antwerp - Berlin Part 3

Bernburg to Lutherstadt Wittenberg 113 km

Visited Bernburg, nice place then followed a small river to Köthen, bad idea too many cobblestone path. Köthen is not worth it. Then went to Dessau, not very interesting either. However from Dessau I took a small road to Wörlitz, nice village with an interesting parc part on the Elbe biosphere reserve. From there I went to the city where Luther created the reformed church: Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Interesting place a bit like the Lourdes of Protestantism, the city is under big renovation work, almost ready for the 500 years of the reformation in 2017. Note that the potato restaurant the Black Bear is excellent and reasonnably price.

Tonight I am staying in a youth hostel in the city center, sharing a room with a guy following the steps of Luther... What an exciting evening (sob)...

Youth Hostel 25 euros including breakfast.

Lutherstadt Wittenberg - Berlin 122 km

Small roads to Berlin, almost no car. Went through Zahna, Eckmansdorf, Bardenitz, Dobrikow, Phillipstadt and Berlin.

Nice road alterning forest, nature parcs and farm land, almost no cars. It is a good alternative to the R1 or R2, you can also pass by Postdam if you wish to. Not many cafés or nice cities on that way though, make sure you have food and water.

Staying with friends Joe and Kelly. A comfy bed in a house tonight.

Selfie in Berlin, in case you wonder !

1128 Km from Antwerp, in 9 days, mainly following the Europarad 1, average 125 km per day.

The R1 is not the best European route I have followed so far, too many dirt roads badly maintained, lots of paved parts with old kind of cobblestones, I suggest to do somes cuts on asphaltes routes. 

Next is a small trip behind the Polish border, back to Berlin and back to Antwerp on the bike, on a different route, should be shorter.