Rain on the horizon …

Full of adrenalin to be out on the bike after a few days sightseeing. Getting out of the city through Tivoli Gardens passing the sporting fields then parallel to the main road with clearly defined cycling paths, separate to walking paths. They are very geared up for cyclists here, then into the villages, so green with the mountains in the background … stunning.

A freshly ploughed field with a church in the middle, was it a crop of corn only weeks ago?

Only a short 30km ride, with the recent high temperatures, I thought is wise to keep the days short, however, today the temperature has plummeted to mid 20C and high humidity with the approach of some very wet couple of days.

We arrived before noon to find our room ready. The rain arrived around 2pm, a late lunch then a good excuse to have an ice cream to shelter in the Cafe.

A walk down by the river, a tree canopy filters the rain.

The old town is great for photos, lovely old houses, church steeples always make a great backdrop, the grey skies, odd puddles.

The rain bears down late afternoon with thunder and lightning, a break to go to the closest restaurant only 130m away. The buildings here don’t have eaves so it’s tricky.

A very local meal, local award winning sausage with vegetables.

Meanwhile the thunder keeps rumbling.