Biking from Czech Across the German Border

We boarded a Czech train on Friday morning, see picture below, for a 1 1/2 hour ride through the Sumava National Park. It was very picturesque, rolling hills and many lakes. We then hoped on our bikes for a ride through heavily forested rolling paved bike paths. About two hours into our ride, we crossed over the German Border. This was the Iron Curtain, separating East from West, (Czech from Germany) closed in 1948. Up until 20 years ago, this was heavily fenced and guarded. Today we just crossed over, no passport control, no guard gate, nothing, foot and bike traffic only. Our altitude was high, the day cloudy, so at points we were freezing. Although the main ride, 29 miles, had some hills and gravel paths, it was an easier and more enjoyable ride thru the countryside. Roz was proud to accomplish the 29 miles. Glenn, along with 9 others, chose to do the 15 additional optional hilly miles, showing up 2 hours later totally beat and numb from the waist down. We're both proud of our accomplishments.