To Melbourne overnight
7月6日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Fly to Melbourne with Sharp Airlines in the afternoon then check into Hyatt Essendon Fields before tramming it into Melbourne Central.
I meet Ben in the Food Court for tea and then tram it back to theもっと詳しく
From foggy Melbourne to cloudy Prague
7月7日〜8日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
I wake up to a foggy Melbourne. I have a wax appointment at Essendon Fields shopping centre. I then get the shuttle bus to Tullamarine International airport and check-in.
The flight is delayed byもっと詳しく
Exploring on the HOHO bus
7月8日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Too early to check in so, I have to go exploring. Good thing I got a decent sleep on the plane 😊
Wenceslas Square Hotel
7月9日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
My accommodation. Once again I find a quirky one. I'm up on the 5th floor.
My room is 2 stories with the bedroom in the loft bit.
Great spot. In the new town area. Close to the train
Train, bus trip to Kutna Hora
7月9日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
33 people met our guide Pavel at the Prague railway station and took 2 trains and a bus to Kutna Hora, east of Prague. There were Danes, a Lithuanian, US, Hong Kong, poms, Aussies ( me and a coupleもっと詳しく
More Kutna Hora
7月9日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The Bone Church
7月9日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
This church is amazing. Spectacularly bizarre but fascinating. It has 2 stories, the bottom story is where the bones are, the top story is the church bit.
The Sedlec Ossuary (Bone Church) is a Gothicもっと詳しく
St Barbara's Cathedral
7月9日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
St. Barbara’s Church is a massive, spectacular Gothic cathedral funded entirely by mining wealth and dedicated to the patron saint of miners.
Status Symbol: Miners started building it in 1388 toもっと詳しく
Traditional dinner and dance
7月9日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Another "Get your Guide" activity today was a traditional dinner and dance.
A bit disappointing. The food was average and music a bit uninspiring but the drinks flowed!
The dancing was good. Theもっと詳しく
Karlovy Vary day trip
7月10日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Another guided tour today. Only 13 people this time. There were Spaniards mostly, 2 Italians, 1 Israeli, 1 from Cyprus and me.
Minibus ride today, 2 hours west of Prague.
The countryside crops wereもっと詳しく
Becherovka is born
7月10日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Becherovka of Karlovy Vary is currently the bestselling liqueur in the segment of bitter herbal liqueurs, and thus it is no surprise that it is often called the 13th spring of Karlovy Vary.もっと詳しく
More Karlovy Vary
7月10日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Change of hotel
7月11日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Today I move to a new hotel, Miss Sophie's Downtown, opposite the grand train station. Today I meet up with the Intrepid cycling group.
I have a room-mate, Ursi from Switzerland.
I go for anotherもっと詳しく
A history lesson
7月11日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Prague is one of Europe's oldest and most beautiful capitals, with a history stretching back more than 1,100 years. It developed around the 9th century when the first castle was built on a hillもっと詳しく
Miss Sophie's
7月12日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
A boutique hotel, a bit more up market than the other one but all part of the bicycle tour package.
First day with the cycling tour.
7月12日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Today we get fitted to our bikes and go on an 18 km orientation ride around Prague. I opted for an ebike, half the group of 15 are probably on ebikes.
Then we have free time. Ursi and I find a lovelyもっと詳しく
Prague to Cesky Krumlov
7月13日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Train from Prague to Cesky Krumlov via Ceske Budejovice, the home of Budweiser beer.
Lovely ride, hot. Beautiful town, with a small river running through it. After we settle in we jump in the riverもっと詳しく
Our bunch
7月14日, チェコ共和国 ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Random pics of us
Over the border
7月14日, オーストリア ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
44 KMs from Cesky Krumlov to Lipno. Hot again.
Again, very pretty countryside, through farms as well as forest.
From Lipno we get minibussed over the border of Austria and stay at Amstetten.
Amstetten to Melk via the Danube
7月15日, オーストリア ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Today we get to the Danube River then follow it along to Melk.
It is so pretty along the river, I stop to take a lot of photos but have to cycle fast to catch up, even with an e-bike!!
Melk is a veryもっと詳しく
Melk to Reidling
7月16日, オーストリア ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Continuing along the Danube. 68 km today
We are in Apricot country. Apricots done in every way possible.
We also ride through vineyards.
Again hot and humid but I drink lots more water today, withもっと詳しく
Vienna
7月17日, オーストリア ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We made it to Vienna. Today is the last day of riding of the first stage.
We ride through farm paddocks, villages and a lot of it along a very long dam wall.
When we stop at a supermarket for a bitもっと詳しく
Rest day in Vienna
7月18日, オーストリア ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Today is a rest day. Very muchly needed. Recovering from the heat more than the riding I think. We all feel it.
After a lay-in, a few of us go to a very flash laundromat to do some laundry. It's veryもっと詳しく
First official day of Stage 2
7月19日, オーストリア ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
The newbies have a bike fitting, then we all go on a short ride around Vienna, ending with a cuppa and cake made by pensioners. As promised by the guides, the traffic is much slower and we feel okもっと詳しく
Capital to Capital
7月20日, スロバキア ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
82 km to Bratislava.
Big day. Not as hot 👏👏👏
Today is a long ride but as always, very pretty. It's not too "hairy" leaving Vienna as it was coming in.
Along the Danube, through sunflowerもっと詳しく
















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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