November 15, 2023 | Author: Joy
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Vienna, Austria, and then travel by train to Ljubljana, Slovenia. Once there, teams had to travel on foot to Congress Square, choose a marked car, and drive to Lesce-Bled Airport in order to find their next clue.
Roadblock: “Who wants a bird’s-eye view?” In this leg’s Roadblock, one team member had to fly over Lake Bled in a glider, spot four boats with large numbers, and then arrange the numbers to form the year of Slovenian independence after returning to the airport before they could open up a clipboard with their next clue.
After the Roadblock, teams had to drive to the Planica Nordic Centre in order to find their next clue. There, teams had to don cross-country skis and ski to the top of the indoor ski track in order to retrieve their next clue.
Express Pass Teams had the option of winning an Express Pass if they could climb to the top of the Letalnica Bratov Gorišek and then ride a zipline back down. Rob & Corey won the Express Pass, which expires at the end of the tenth leg.
Detour: Field Work or House Work This leg’s Detour was a choice between Field Work or House Work. In Field Work, teams had to place hay onto a hayrack in order to receive their next clue. In House Work, teams had to assemble an apiary in order to receive their next clue.
After the Detour, teams had to drive to Nebotičnik in Ljubljana and then climb up the staircase to the top of the building in order to find their next clue, which directed them to travel on foot to the Pit Stop: the Dragon Bridge. The last to team to check in were Morgan and Lena so they were eliminated.
November 7, 2023 | Author: Joy
At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Frankfurt, Germany. Once there, teams had to drive to Fähre-Kaub and exchange five euros for a bag of historical coins. Teams then continued on to Burg Rheinstein in order to find their next clue.
Roadblock: “Who’s ready for change?” In this leg’s first Roadblock, one team member had to use a formula in order to give the equivalent of five groschen using witten to a robber baron. Once done, racers gained entry into the castle, received their next clue, and rappelled back down to their partner.
After the first Roadblock, teams had to drive to Cologne and find their next clue at Gürzenich Köln. There, teams had to take part in a Cologne Carnival with one team member pedaling a Husar bicycle and the other throwing roses to the crowd before receiving their next clue. Then, teams had to travel on foot to the Hohenzollernbrücke in order to find their next clue.
Roadblock: “Who’s feeling locked in?” In this leg’s second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to find a love lock marked with an Amazing Race flag and unlock the combination lock with the numbers of the oldest cologne produced in Cologne in order to receive their next clue.
Detour: Just for Kicks or Matter of Taste This leg’s Detour was a choice between Just for Kicks or Matter of Taste. In Just for Kicks, teams had to kick four soccer balls onto a large dartboard and score exactly 66 points in order to receive their next clue. In Matter of Taste, teams had to sample nine mustards, memorize their German names, and then identify nine unmarked samples in order to receive their next clue.
After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Schokoladenmuseum. Andrea & Malaina fell so far behind that Phil met them when they arrived at Gürzenich Köln to inform them of their elimination, as all of the other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop.