Melbourne

Singapore

Munich airport

Our flight from Singapore missed the connecting flight, so an extra 5 hours at Munich airport.
Hostellerie Aspremont

Our first night in France is at a B&B in Aspremont, a small hilltop village about 20km north of Nice up the Var valley. A very picturesque little village.
Castagniers

Today we moved just a few km down the hill Castagniers. We are staying in a house with Max and Ingela and friends of theirs from Sweden, Marie and Taubion(?). The house looks out over the Var valleyRead more
Nice

Saint Martin Vésubie

Pigna

Bussana Vecchia

Paris

A few days in Paris. We did some walking, caught some metros, relaxed.
Mont Saint Michel

A long but scenic drive from Paris, avoiding the autoroutes and driving through rich green farming country and lovely little towns built of stone. Our accommodation looks straight out towards MontRead more
D-Day

Driving from Mont Saint Michel, we visited the D-Day area which was commemorating 75 years since the landing. A complete fluke, but a great time to be there.
Auchonvillers

Three nights at Avril Williams' Guesthouse to explore the WWI battlefield areas.
Thiepval

Villers-Bretonneax

Ypres and Menenpoort

Donaueschingen

Munich

We decided to catch the train into Munich to hire bikes for our two week trek along the German Danube. We booked a night at the Hotel Metropole right near the main station for 62 euro. We thought weRead more
Tuttlingen

We arrived back in Donaueschingen on the train at about 3pm. It was quite cool and overcast with rain threatening, so we made it a short day to Tuttlingen. We stayed at Charlie's House, a modern hotelRead more
Gutenstein

It was raining steadily in the morning, but the radar looked promising so we waited it out. We had a long chat with Ron and Jan who were also waiting for the rain to stop before continuing theRead more
Obermarchtal

A very nice day for riding. Our first stop was Sigmaringen for morning coffee and to get some rolls for lunch. A very picturesque town. After having a picnic lunch along the trail, our next stop wasRead more
To Ulm

After breakfast at the gasthof we rode off under a blue sky. Morning coffee was in Ehingen. We love the public sculptures in Europe. About 60km today to Ulm, where we stay for two nights and a restRead more
Ulm

One of Ulm's claims to fame is the enormous cathedral, which has the tallest church spire in the world, at 161.6m high. We have seen a lot of enormous and ornate cathedrals, but sometimes they containRead more