Category: EuroVelo6
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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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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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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…
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Four ferries in one day as we crisscross the Danube!
Our day started with thinking of our first ferry. It being Sunday, the first ferry was at 9:30 AM, so we timed our morning so that we would arrive after it started running. It was the same ferry that we took to our campground the previous evening, so we knew what to do. Our site…
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In Austria! We’ve crossed Germany!
Today, we crossed into Austria! We’ve entered the last phase of our trip, with less than 2 weeks left. It’s kind of amazing to think that we’ll be in Bratislava in only a few days. It’s a big, ah… change to stay in a 4-level apartment with its own elevator and then begin camping again…
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Four luxurious nights in Regensburg
Our friend Jane from Liverpool is coming down to Regensburg to spend a few days with us, so we rented a nice apartment. We spent a month in her place in Tenerife so we wanted her to have a cool place to hang out with us. The apartment ended being even better than we expected!…