Month: July 2024
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Mini visit to Prague and then heading north! 
Chris and I had been to Prague with her nephew Andrew and his girlfriend Bella a couple years before, so I didn’t really feel the need to do another extensive tour. My nephew Ben recommended I go see the Dancing House, a modernist building designed by the Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić in cooperation with Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry on a vacant…
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Following the Vltava river into Prague!
When I woke up this morning, I realized it was time to take a day off! So, while I was having my 2nd cup of coffee, I booked an apartment in Prague for a couple nights. My only problem was I had to get to Prague, and the day seemed pretty daunting with 48 miles…
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Feeling better! Into Prague tomorrow?
It rained most of the night as I slept in my hotel room and I woke to gray skies and drizzle. Well, I had been expecting that! One of the few cool things about the place I was staying is there were three supermarkets within one minute of the hotel, so I made myself some…
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From Český Krumlov to Týn nad Vltavou
Well, that travel itinerary is a mouthful unless you are Czech! I’m not even sure how to pronounce where I started nor where I ended up, but that was my start and end points of the day. My legs were certainly better than yesterday, although I had to stop about a dozen times during the…
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Amazing Český Krumlov & BIG Reminder to drink water!
When I came down for breakfast this morning, I was charmed by the fact that there was a “reserved for” sign on a table set for one with my name neatly printed on it when there was only two parties in the dining room that probably could hold 300. But the breakfast was good, and…
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Leaving the Danube, and heading for the Czech Republic
One of the great things about traveling through Austria and Germany is that the breakfasts are amazing! As a cyclist, you need protein, fat, salt, and enough calories to fuel you through a good deal of your day. Every hotel I’ve stayed in has had a buffet with sliced meats, cheese, fresh bread rolls, muesli,…
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Up to the Danube, on a rainy day!
A couple summers ago Chris and I rode the EV6, also known as the Great Rivers Route, from Brittany to Slovakia, and today I retraced a bit of that same route although I was on the other side of the Danube that Chris and I rode.  It rained during the night at my campsite,…
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A great stop in Salzburg
It rained pretty much all the last night I was in Salzburg. As I woke up periodically, I could hear the rain falling on the leaves of the big walnut tree right outside my window. The breeze was cool, and I was warm and dry in my hotel room, so it was a super good…