Preparing at home
8. Mai 2016 in England ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Practising packing the bike to to meet airline requirements. Got down to about 30 minutes by the 4th attempt.
Trip starts for real on Monday 9th May. Ryanair Manchester to Stuttgart, then 3 trains toWeiterlesen
Huddersfield to Triberg
9. Mai 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
The journey started proper at 8.11 from Huddersfield to Manchester airport. The practice breaking the bike down paid off and it was delivered promptly at Stuttgart airport apparently unharmed.Weiterlesen
Tuttlingen outskirts
10. Mai 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
A hard day's cycling. 80 km may not sound a lot but the first 12 km was mostly uphill - patches of snow still around. Half the distance has been on gravel paths so the bike, panniers and presumably meWeiterlesen
To Riedlingen
11. Mai 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
88 km into a head wind today,feeling the weather is on the turn. More gravel paths - like cyclocross with luggage.
Delightful lunchtime stop at Sigmarinen and final stop in Riedlingen. Small butWeiterlesen
Riedlingen - Ulm - Gunzburg
12. Mai 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
A disappointing breakfast (how do they think I can cycle 90 km on Cornflakes?) so had brunch in Ehingen. Cheese and tomato omelette with a roll and coffee for €5.40 - bargain.
Then the rainWeiterlesen
Gunzburg to Donauworth
13. Mai 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
After 18 hours of rain it finally abated at around 11am today and I even rode without any waterproofs this afternoon. I had a slow start due to getting hopelessly lost for the first hour.
BreakfastWeiterlesen
Donauworth - Ingolstadt - Kelheim
14. Mai 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Today was about as packed as I can handle, in a good way.
Target of 110 km meant an early start and keeping pedalling.
Coffee break was taken from a small village shop (a cyclist gave meWeiterlesen
Kelheim - Metten
15. Mai 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
After a good breakfast at the youth hostel (choice of muesli ) I was quickly onto the route (22% downhill). Weather has been very cool but dry all day. I've been wearing my merino wool top plusWeiterlesen
Kelheim - Passau
16. Mai 2016 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
After the worst breakfast to date, things didn't get easier as it was freezing cold and wet. In 30 minutes my hands were so cold I couldn't brake (travelling light - no gloves).
All shops shut -Weiterlesen
Passau (Germany) to Linz (Austria)
17. Mai 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
A cool but dry day with an almost flat route on good surfaces.
Austrian border was reached in 4 km and it differs from Germany in many ways. Sparsely populated initially but with many gasthauses enWeiterlesen
Day off - Linz
18. Mai 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
It makes a change to be foot sore rather than saddle sore but I'll be glad to get back on the bike tomorrow.
It has been hot and with walking there is no cooling breeze.
Adolf Hitler came from LinzWeiterlesen
Linz - Melk
19. Mai 2016 in Österreich ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
An early start meant that I reached the Mauthausen concentration camp memorial and exhibitions early. The presentation and explanations were excellent, but even grimmer for that.
Outside the mainWeiterlesen
Melk - Krems
20. Mai 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
I had as much of a look at the benedictine Abbey of Melk as I could for free. It is very photogenic and also happens to house a girls' secondary school.
Then there was a long stretch cycling throughWeiterlesen
Krems - Vienna (1)
21. Mai 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
It's hotting up and a short sleeved top and shades have been necessary since starting at 8.30. In earlier stages I could ride for an hour or more without seeing anyone, let alone another cyclist, nowWeiterlesen
Vienna (2)
22. Mai 2016 in Österreich ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
A good 4 hours spent in the Kunsthistorisches museum seeing fine paintings by Reubens, Rembrandt, and my favourite Pieter Breugel the Elder.
Pic 1 - Rembrandt self portrait R, one of 60 with hisWeiterlesen
Bratislava
23. Mai 2016 in Slowakei ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Sitting outside a café at the end of Novy Most bridge. I was approached by Mike who I had met a few days earlier. His 60th birthday today! Happy Birthday!
Vienna - Bratislava - Mosonmagyarovar
23. Mai 2016 in Ungarn ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Hot - up to 30'C this p.m with a headwind all day. Like being blow dried.
Good directions got me out of Vienna without mishaps and I enjoyed the spiral descent off the Donau bridge (pic 1), memoriesWeiterlesen
to Komarom via Gyor
24. Mai 2016 in Ungarn ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
The temperature dropped 20 degrees C overnight announced by huge peals of thunder. First two hours of cycling were damp but with a tailwind on good cycle tracks.
Weathered a shower in a bakery inWeiterlesen
to Szentendre via Slovakia
25. Mai 2016 in Ungarn ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Warm ✅, dry ✅, tailwind ✅. Initially there was a lumpy cycle path beside communist era flats and defunct industrial sites. Pic 1 shows the entrance to a former aluminium factory with theWeiterlesen
Budapest (finally)
26. Mai 2016 in Ungarn ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
A pleasant ride along the Danube into Obuda and the outskirts of Budapest. Plenty to observe and with no hurry.
Centrally in Budapest, cycling has been carefully planned and cycle paths clearlyWeiterlesen













































































