Amsterdam
8 августа 2016 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Flew in via Paris with Air France.
Route to Haarlem - Bakkery and coffee
9 августа 2016 г., Нидерланды ⋅ 🌧 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 августа 2016 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ⛅ 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 greatЧитать далее
Leiden
10 августа 2016 г., Нидерланды ⋅ 🌧 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 aЧитать далее
De Haag
11 августа 2016 г., Нидерланды ⋅ 🌧 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.
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Ate Frites (Chips), Frikkadel (Sausage), Stokbrood (bun) & Kroket (pie) very local but confusing 😜
Delft
11 августа 2016 г., Нидерланды ⋅ 🌧 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 andЧитать далее
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See the gloves. Been raining the whole day. Sue's jacket is not waterproof
Gouda
12 августа 2016 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ⛅ 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,Читать далее
Amsterdam
13 августа 2016 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ⛅ 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 yourЧитать далее
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Traveling across water in Zwammerdam. Lots of duck with some wing shooters.
Saturday night in Amsterdam
14 августа 2016 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Chamonix
14 августа 2016 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Had to travel fly Amsterdam to Geneva and bus to Chamonix.
Col de Tricot
15 августа 2016 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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 anЧитать далее
Refuge de Nant Borrant : Day 1
15 августа 2016 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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,Читать далее
refuge de la La Crroix du Bonhomme
16 августа 2016 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Lunch day 2
Auberge de la Nova Day 2
16 августа 2016 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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 toЧитать далее
Courmayeur day 3
17 августа 2016 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 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 borderЧитать далее
Courmayeur Day 4
17 августа 2016 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Rest day. Early morning to the SPA after a evening of wiskey and Sangria
Val Ferret Day 5
19 августа 2016 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 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 RifugioЧитать далее
Val Ferret La Fouly Day 6
20 августа 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 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 theЧитать далее
Trient Day 7
21 августа 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 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 ourЧитать далее
Back in Chamonix day 8
22 августа 2016 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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 lastЧитать далее
Geneva with Andre and Linda
23 августа 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Grueyere
23 августа 2016 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
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Visited the Museum of the artist how did the design of the Alien creature
Bayuex
24 августа 2016 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
D Day Airborne
25 августа 2016 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
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Famous scene of the Episode 2 day of days in Band of Brothers. 101 Airborne
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My best new friend
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Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam