Flight Chch - Paris
July 17, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Paris
July 18, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Early check-in at Ibis Gare du Nord. Solo walking tour of Montmartre. Afternoon walk w Bruce through the city to Jardin des Tuileries.
Lausanne
July 19, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Two nights in Studio Si Eva , Rue Madeleine while we retrieve bikes and have them serviced.
Cycle tour starts
July 21, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We arrive in Basel after day 1 of cycling and a stressful train trip. Stay in Dreiländerbrucke Best Western.
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parkrun day!
July 22, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Train from Basel to Freiburg to run Dietenbach parkrun, then train to Müllheim near Rhine. We start biking here, crossing the Rhine, to Alsace. Destination Thann. Old fashioned Hotel Rangen.
Thann
July 22, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Train from Freiburg to Mulheim then bike to Thann in Alsace. Hard day!
Alsace wine trail to Riquewihr
July 23, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
With a break in beautiful Eguisheim
Riquewihr
July 24, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Off bike day
To Molsheim
July 25, 2023 in France ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Hotel Diana. Fancy, with spa/pool and restaurant. In suburbs, so we just stayed put, out of the rain. Expensive!
To Offendorf
July 26, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Au berceau du loup agile
B and B with v eclectic decoration. V kind hostess, Brigide.
To Vater Rhein hotel, Wörth am Rhein
July 27, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Unexciting venue, dinner of huge schnitzel in restaurant
To Speyer , Gästehause am Rhein
July 28, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Some mechanical drama but all ok.
Hotel just over bridge from parkrun.
parkrun Speyer Leinpfad
July 29, 2023 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Cycle to Mannheim
July 29, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Central Hotel Mannheim
July 29, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Train to Bremen
July 30, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Cycle to Oldenburg
July 30, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Meet up with Tricia and Ken Graham, CycleBlaze
B & B Hotel
Cycle to Leer
July 31, 2023 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Hotel Sophien-Café
Cycle to Nansum
August 1, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Lovely and v old B&B in countryside. We're in loft. Alpacas down below.
Cycle to Anjum
August 2, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Hotel Restaurant Toxopeus
Cycle to Oude Bildtzijl
August 3, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Accommodation De Witte Klok
Dinner at Het Graauwe Paard - the grey horse
Cycle to Leeuwarden
August 4, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Staying at Oranje hotel opp train station
Good cheap dinner at Wok Now
Train Leeuwarden to Sneek Noord
August 5, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
then cycle to parkrun
De Potten parkrun at Sneekmeer
August 5, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C































