Sums it up for 2023

Final bike for 2023

Spectacular warm sunny day for an exploration of Fir Island. Coffee and cake at Rex (kitchen closed). Learned from waterfowl hunters that snow geese are fair game until end of January. So this explains why I see only trumpeter swans and eagles. Today a very enjoyable solo spin with sunshine on my back.

Meetup snowshoe to Kendall lakes

I did 7 miles (of 9) with consistent elevation

Whale!

Near Point Defiance

Bike Point Defiance and see a whale!

First time for me to explore this area

Adventure wreath in 3 kings



Christmas Eve service at 3 Kings evangelical Lutheran church



Christmas walnut torte from Frankfurt

Delicious

Christmas Eve dinner in Frankfurt

River in flood water n Bachen

Field salad

Consommé in the Three Hares

Night before Christmas Eve dinner

Bachen Christmas market

Bachen schloss

Last day

Fountain decked for Christmas

Mistletoe in Michelstadt

Old town Michelstadt in the daylight

Today’s breakfast

Cake in the conditori in the Rathaus

View on walk downhill from accommodation

In Michelstadt

Deer Goulash with red cabbage, spaetzl and pear stuffed with red currants

In the pub

Elephant house

Rathaus in Michelstadt

Fountain in Michelstadt

Giant Pyramid in the Xmas market

Michelstädter Christmas market

On Friday night

Last night of Frankfurt’s Christmas market

Pre Aida opera dinner of hot chocolate, potato latkes and another curry wurst

Winter solstice at 4pm

Crossing the Main from the Stadel

Unexpected Macke

Walter's toys

3 hours in the Stadel museum

I spent most of my time in the European Middle Ages. Someone's girlfriend as
Venus

Very superior gingerbread house

In the Hauptbahnhof

Our hotel is across the street

The old opera in Frankfurt

Breakfast on Thursday morning

A cold day to start but this time I wore the layers I'd packed. This porridge was very good, along with a shot of ginger/lemon juice (definitely blew away my grogginess) and a flat white.

Carousel in Römerberg

It spins very fast

Wednesday evening in Altstadt

Prune people

Frankfurt Xmas market

In Frankfurt on Wednesday Dec 20

SEA/AMS dep 2:20p arrival 9am +1. Lufthansa to FRA after delays of late plane, required to offload checked baggage for 2 no shows .

Drink up hummers!

Rafting up on Lake Washington

From today's route along Lake Washington Blvd

One way scenic spin to Columbia City on sunny chilly December Sunday

7 miles up Beckler River road then turn back

A sunny day to explore west of Steven’s

Home via the Ballard bridge

Always so nice

Pike market bouquets

Sunny if late start to check out Pike market

Check out my ride on Strava.
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Winter riding