BelgiumBrussels Airport50°54’11” N 4°29’5” E
June 28, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
1. People are really nice if you give them the chance.
2. Pet owners in Europe are much more responsible, and the dogs are so well behaved.
3. European drivers are much kinder to cyclists!
4. Wine,Read more
BelgiumBrussels Airport50°53’37” N 4°27’41” E
June 27, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
A short tour of Mol in the morning after breakfast at Molmento B&B. We visited Jos at his shoe shop and had some Belgian Fries at the sidewalk sales festival. A lot of logistics to get to the airportRead more
Ulrich Wolff Hi, Jim and Lisa! Glad you had a great trip and hope, you had a safe flight back home to Iowa. Hope to be in the US again for the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_…, if not earlier. See you then! Ulrich and Heidi
BelgiumGompel51°11’14” N 5°9’19” E
June 26, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Last day of riding! 🙁 We got a casual start in the morning with breakfast in the hotel room while listening to the garbage collection and street cleaning of the city center. 😬 We proceeded toRead more
BelgiumSainte-Marguerite50°39’1” N 5°34’45” E
June 25, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
We rode the last 60 miles of the 2019 Liège-Bastogne-Liège race route which included nine grueling climbs in over 90° heat. I think it was our hardest day of the tour! 60 miles with over 6000 ft ofRead more
BelgiumVielsalm50°17’6” N 5°54’52” E
June 25, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Vielsalm: It is hard to explain how every day of cycling seems to have the same structure, but so much diversity that it makes it “the best day ever.” Does this sound fun? We woke up in aRead more
BelgiumBirel49°40’25” N 5°49’40” E
June 23, 2019 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
A relaxing morning in Luxembourg City. We left the hotel at 11:00 AM. We at breakfast in the hotel room and enjoyed sleeping in. We casually toured around the city center and eventually found an eventRead more
LuxembourgLuxembourg railway station49°36’1” N 6°7’58” E June 22, 2019 in Luxembourg ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
National Day (eve!) We were up and ready to go the earliest yet (6:45.) Our goal was to be in Luxembourg City by 2:00pm for the changing of the guard at the Royal Palace, which is the official startRead more
Ulrich Wolff Hi Jim and Lisa! Looks you had a great trip so far. But you're getting dangerously close to the airport again ... Ulrich
I’m enjoying all of your pictures. I can’t wait to go thru them with you. Have safe travels!! Talk to you soon.
GermanyEschberg49°14’17” N 7°3’9” E
June 21, 2019 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We had a nice breakfast with Joseph and Pascal, and then visited the lesser-known Mount Saint Michel of France. Lisa and I crawled through a special cavern at the historical site, more stories to comeRead more
FranceSaint-Jean-Saverne48°46’5” N 7°21’43” E
June 20, 2019 in France ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Threatening skies with a lucky outcome of no rain led to another great day of cycling. Our main sight was Rocher de Dabo (a small church perched on a mountain top.) The morning riding continuedRead more
FranceVillé48°20’20” N 7°18’12” E
June 19, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
A hot day of cycling brought us through the rout de vin (white wine area of the Alsace region of France) We continued to be awed by the beautiful steeples appearing over the vineyards as we approachedRead more
