Luxusbourg

I'm not sure when exactly, but I had pedaled into Luxembourg. Over some small farmland path I suppose. I rode till Bettembourg and stopped for lunch and look at the map. There were only a few disconnected bike paths squeezed in between a tight bundle of roads. So I took advantage of the free public transport and hopped over to the north. Though it was sunny, I watched the land pass by through the window.

It had been 9 days since a warm shower, so I looked for this luxury in Luxembourg. At the campsite in Troisvierge, I met two other cycle tourists Ikel and Mathias. They were from Horn-Lehe! A few streets down from my place in Bremen, and here we meet the first time in Luxembourg.

Over breakfast, we had a long exchange that also covered our bicycles.
"Nice wide tires, you happy with them?", Mathias asked.
"Yeah, they are comfy"
"How many punctures have you had?"
"Zero. None from the outside.", I said thinking back to the splinter inside the tire that had caused trouble in Slovenia.
"Good good. Well, have a good ride!"

I set off in the opposite direction to them, thinking also about the conversation with my brother about flat tires as he was getting ready for his own cycle tour. Soon I reached the start of the abandoned railway line.Read more