Flight Chch - Paris
17 luglio 2023, Francia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Paris
18 luglio 2023, Svizzera ⋅ ☁️ 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
19 luglio 2023, Svizzera ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Two nights in Studio Si Eva , Rue Madeleine while we retrieve bikes and have them serviced.
Cycle tour starts
21 luglio 2023, Svizzera ⋅ ⛅ 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!
22 luglio 2023, Germania ⋅ ☀️ 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
22 luglio 2023, Francia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Train from Freiburg to Mulheim then bike to Thann in Alsace. Hard day!
Alsace wine trail to Riquewihr
23 luglio 2023, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
With a break in beautiful Eguisheim
Riquewihr
24 luglio 2023, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Off bike day
To Molsheim
25 luglio 2023, Francia ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Hotel Diana. Fancy, with spa/pool and restaurant. In suburbs, so we just stayed put, out of the rain. Expensive!
To Offendorf
26 luglio 2023, Francia ⋅ ⛅ 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
27 luglio 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Unexciting venue, dinner of huge schnitzel in restaurant
To Speyer , Gästehause am Rhein
28 luglio 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Some mechanical drama but all ok.
Hotel just over bridge from parkrun.
parkrun Speyer Leinpfad
29 luglio 2023, Germania ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Cycle to Mannheim
29 luglio 2023, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Central Hotel Mannheim
29 luglio 2023, Germania ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Train to Bremen
30 luglio 2023, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Cycle to Oldenburg
30 luglio 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Meet up with Tricia and Ken Graham, CycleBlaze
B & B Hotel
Cycle to Leer
31 luglio 2023, Germania ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Hotel Sophien-Café
Cycle to Nansum
1 agosto 2023, Olanda ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Lovely and v old B&B in countryside. We're in loft. Alpacas down below.
Cycle to Anjum
2 agosto 2023, Olanda ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Hotel Restaurant Toxopeus
Cycle to Oude Bildtzijl
3 agosto 2023, Olanda ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Accommodation De Witte Klok
Dinner at Het Graauwe Paard - the grey horse
Cycle to Leeuwarden
4 agosto 2023, Olanda ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Staying at Oranje hotel opp train station
Good cheap dinner at Wok Now
Train Leeuwarden to Sneek Noord
5 agosto 2023, Olanda ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
then cycle to parkrun
De Potten parkrun at Sneekmeer
5 agosto 2023, Olanda ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C































