Etappe 1 Konstanz (Litzelstetten) - Diessenhofen

4 July 2011


The first etappe led from Konstanz around the "Untersee" to Diessenhofen in Switzerland. We had decided to ride all the way around the lake passing through Radolfzell this time instead of taking the "shortcut" across the Reichenau Island and the ferry to Gaienhofen. For the first day, it was a long tour (66kms) but we managed it with no trouble. Before leaving Germany and entering Switzerland, we stopped for lunch and had our first locally grown salad. Riding on to the pretty swiss town of Stein am Rhein, we purchased some postcards in the old market square with its beautiful old half-timbered houses before moving on to our destination in Diessenhofen, the Unterhofen Hotel, featuring an old castle on the hill above the hotel where breakfast is served overlooking the Rhein. They have an excellent restaurant right on the riverbank where we enjoyed another fine evening meal.
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