Amsterdam
8 août 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Flew in via Paris with Air France.
Route to Haarlem - Bakkery and coffee
9 août 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Early morning - GPS, two bikes, Sue and me... :)
Started raining and we had to take shelter in a smal bakkery and then a lovely nursery
Haarlem
9 août 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Cycled 24 km from Amsterdam to Haarlem. Amsterdam-Haarlem 29 km
At the end of the morning, said "tot ziens!” to amazing Amsterdam and mount our bikes to journey through Kennemerland where a greatEn savoir plus
Leiden
10 août 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Cycled 33km Haarlem to Leiden Haarlem - Leiden 38 km
A colourful bike trip through the Dune and Bulb Region. Leiden is an old university town. It has a very busy cultural events calendar and aEn savoir plus
De Haag
11 août 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Decided to take a detour from Leiden via De Haag to Delft. 40 km in total. Saw the biggest and nicest houses in between but we were to wet to take photos. Unbelievable beach but we rained out.
Delft
11 août 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Leiden - Delft 24 km
Typical Dutch scenery. Note all the orderly rectangles in this man-made polder landscape (mostly peatland reclamations). Let shining lakes and green pastures, old windmills andEn savoir plus
Gouda
12 août 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Cycled 32km. Delft to Gouda.
Delft - Gouda 34 km
This stretch of the tour took us through the Green Heart: a stronghold against urban sprawl in Randstad conurbation. Balancing atop polder dikes,En savoir plus
Amsterdam
13 août 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
65km cycle from Gouda and we then had to see the Rijks Museum.
Gouda - Amsterdam 72 km
Tour via the rual Green Heart. The scenery is punctuated by rivers, polders and lakes (bird lovers bring yourEn savoir plus
Saturday night in Amsterdam
14 août 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Chamonix
14 août 2016, France ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Had to travel fly Amsterdam to Geneva and bus to Chamonix.
Col de Tricot
15 août 2016, France ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Hiked past the Bioniassay glacier and the rolling slopes of Col du Tricot afterwards descend into the Valley of Les Contamines-Montjoie for lunch.
Then climbed up along an old Roman ridge and past anEn savoir plus
Refuge de Nant Borrant : Day 1
15 août 2016, France ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Traveled to Les Houches and enjoyed a 24km (14 mi) hike through the stunning countryside to Les Contamines
We set off after breakfast for our first day of hiking. Bus to the village of Les Houches,En savoir plus
refuge de la La Crroix du Bonhomme
16 août 2016, France ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Lunch day 2
Auberge de la Nova Day 2
16 août 2016, France ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Hiked a challenging 18km (11 mi) from Les Contamines to Les Chapieux.
Les Contamines-Montjoie - Les Chapieux7h30m 18km
Began the steep ascent to the Col Du Bonhomme (2329m or 7641 ft), then hiked toEn savoir plus
Courmayeur day 3
17 août 2016, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Passed glacial lakes on the 23km (14 mi) trek from Les Chapieux to the Italian town of Courmayeur.
Climbed through open pastures and snowfield to Col de la Seigne (2516m or 8254 ft) and the borderEn savoir plus
Courmayeur Day 4
17 août 2016, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Rest day. Early morning to the SPA after a evening of wiskey and Sangria
Val Ferret Day 5
19 août 2016, Italie ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Hiked the 14km (8.6 mi) from Courmayeur to the Italian Val Ferret. It's a steep climb but the rewarding views are worth it.
Laced the hiking boots back up!
Start the steep climb up to RifugioEn savoir plus
Val Ferret La Fouly Day 6
20 août 2016, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Embarked on a long, steep hike of 20km (12 mi) followed by a stay in the Swiss mountain village of La Fouly.
Val Ferret - La Fouly 20km
Start towards Arp Nouva, then begin the steep climb across theEn savoir plus
Trient Day 7
21 août 2016, Suisse ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Follow the "Bovine Way" and trek from La Fouly to Trient. 16km
Taking the Bovine Way, an old trail used to access the flower-filled summer cow pastures high above the valley, we continue along ourEn savoir plus
Back in Chamonix day 8
22 août 2016, France ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Final day of trekking over the Col de la Balme to the Chamonix valley. 14km
Walk uphill through a large forest and then open alpine slopes to
the Col de Balme (2201m or 7221 ft). Trek the lastEn savoir plus
Geneva with Andre and Linda
23 août 2016, Suisse ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Grueyere
23 août 2016, Suisse ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Bayuex
24 août 2016, France ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
D Day Airborne
25 août 2016, France ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Voyageur
My best new friend
Voyageur
Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam