The first half of today's route was the most interesting in a long time, with the exception of Berlin. Poland had unfortunately been rather devoid of sites since Chelmno.
First up was the castle at Raven providing a panorama of the woods that would be my view for the next hour or so.
Then Wittenburg is a fantastic little town, and the home to Martin Luther. There are two large and graceful churches in the cobbled centre, and one of them is catholic, interestingly.
After taking lunch here the path and signposting that had been so good deteriorated. Outside Wittenburg an R1 marker points across the tracks but on the other side there is a path going either way with only Lutherweg signs. It turns out you have to go what seems the wrong way to get over a bridge. From here there is also a lot of cobbles and gravel/sandy paths.
Dessau is another relaxing old town with plenty of churches and a baroque rathaus. I didn't get any pictures after racing to get to tourist info before it closed. After traveling and sightseeing all day sometimes all I want is to sit down with some food.
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