Category: Danube
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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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Please, Thank You, I’m sorry, and other things to learn in Slovak
Chris has been in England for about a week now, with me staying here at Martin’s house in Ivanka to take care of Doris. For clarification, Ivanka is a suburb of Bratislava, with the full name of Ivanka pri Dunaji (Ivanka near the Danube). In the US, Ivanka is a name that is loaded with…
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A day in Budapest
The weather forecast was for rain today, so I decided to try to see some landmarks before heading to the famous baths. I took a walking tour of the Pest part of Budapest using my bike. Budapest is separated by the Danube river into its original towns, Buda, Óbuda and Pest. In 1873 they were…
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On the road again – to Budapest!
Chris has various playlists that she plays through a speaker on her handlebars while we ride. One of the standard tunes on those playlists is “On the Road Again“ by Willie Nelson. For a long time, that song has played in my head as I’ve pedaled various places around the globe. It’s a song celebrating…
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After England…back to Slovakia and Doris
We stayed three days in Guildford, hiking 20 miles over a couple days through the countryside. One day we took a bus to Shere, which was on tiny roads just a few miles away. A lovely jumping off point for a 10-mile hike back to Cranleigh where we were staying. We enjoyed staying in our…
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Last push to Bratislava! WE DID IT!
We had made plans to take a train to Bratislava in the case of bad weather, but when we woke the skies were cloudy but there was no rain and the forecast was good enough that we decided to finish what we started! On two wheels! There was a steady tail wind for the majority…
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From last camp to Vienna!
As we get closer to our final destination of Bratislava, we begin to tick off a series of “last ones”. This morning is the last time we will pack up our tent, since this is the last campsite of the trip. The last time we’ll unpack the stove to make tea/coffee. Then when we get…
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Castles everywhere, and tourists too!
These last couple days we’ve covered about 100 miles. Today is our last day of camping! We ended the day with 50 miles remaining to Vienna, where we will stay for 3 nights in an apartment as a period of rain thankfully arrives to this parched land. And then one more day to cycle to…
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A day in Linz
We took a day as tourists and visited the town of Linz. It’s about a 10 km ride from our campsite to the city, and we took the bikeway. Linz, the third largest city in Austria, is pleasant with some nice monuments and lovely churches, but the initial impression doesn’t inspire gushing praise. Perhaps it’s…