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Day 15 - Sun 14 Jun 15: Dinkelsbuhl to Donauworth

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Estimated km: 62; Actual km: 81; Total km: 681; Ride time: 3h41m; Start time: 8:55am; End time: 3pm; Av speed: 20.6 kph   12-29 deg C, mostly sunny, no rain.   It's hard to get sick of walking around these beautiful old towns with their medieval architecture, especially early in the morning when there's no one around.  The local people dress up their houses with traditional colours, flowers and ornate decorations.   The local councils keep the place immaculate too with street art and potted plants; makes it all a bit of a fairy tale sometimes really.  Sadly if you tried to do this in Australia the vandals and drunks would wreck it all in one night.    After a hearty brekkie at 8am (in the building we checked-in at) we headed out just before 9am into a cool, mainly clear, perfect day for cycling. A rural setting again today. We arrived at Nordlingen about 11:30am and had a well-deserved coffee at the McCafe on the edge of town. Nordlingen is ...