An Easy Day On The Bike Path

We followed a really nice bike path that follows the Vltava River out of Prague. After a missed turn and a detour on a busy road we crossed the Elbe and got back on the bike path below the confluence of the Vltava and Elbe. There is another heatwave in Europe but we are handling it well. There is a lot of bicycle touring traffic now and we see riders that are visibly heat-stressed. We stopped 45 miles short of the German border at a town of 13,000. It too has a castle and palace but its heyday is past. It reminds me of the once-grand towns that I've ridden through in the Midwest and Northeast.

Photos: 1) slalom course for kayakers with man-made rapids; 2) hops; 3-5) rowing complex that is venue for European and World championship events; 6) our hotel.Read more