002: Langenfeld to Elz
I just could not resist to do another flight today, even if it is pushing midnight already. So here we go - onwards along Federal Highway A3!
This time we reached most checkpoint cities in short succession as there are many medium and large cities along the banks of the Rhine - like Leverkusen, a former industrial colony founded in the 19th century to supply the ultramarine factory of Carl Leverkus with workers.
Well, this should be self-explanatory as most people do know this church. This is our second checkpoint city Köln (or Cologne) with its famous cathedral - the “Kölner Dom”.
The last checkpoint city for today is Bonn, the former seat of government of the Federal Republic of Germany from its conception in 1949 up to the reunification in 1990.
Leaving the Rhine we made our way east along Highway A3 as it moved up into the Westerwald mountain range.
Just had to take this shot as it was a pretty impressive sight we came across. This is the “Tongrube Christel” ("clay pit ‘Christel’ ") near Nomborn.
Finally, after another ~140km flight we touched down on Flugplatz Elz near the town of Limburg an der Lahn.