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Cycling, Europe, Luxembourg, Photography

2019: 4th week of April

April 27, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

Tuesday April 23:

**Morning commute to work (April 23, 2019)**

Wednesday: being a runner’s assistant

**Dogs run (April 24, 2019):** I was riding at 35 km/h behind this guy!

**Morning Ride to work (April 24, 2019)**

**Young leaves on the trees (April 24, 2019)**

**Closed railroad crossing (April 24, 2019)**

**Running on the bridge (April 24, 2019):** I was following with the bike

**Drone (April 24, 2019):** Drone was following us

**Running friend from work (April 24, 2019):** I was following with the bike

Thursday: a rainy ride with Christopher after work

**Rainy commute to work near Mamer-Lycée (April 25, 2019)**

**Rainy after-work ride with Christopher (April 25, 2019)**

Interesting sign... — **Interesting sign… (April 25, 2019)**

**Rainy forest near Leudelange (April 25, 2019)**

**Sky porn just after the rain (April 25, 2019)**

Saturday: bike wash, market and more groceries

**Bike washing session (April 27, 2019)**

**Shopping ride through the woods (April 27, 2019)**

Belgium, Cycling, Europe, France, Luxembourg, Photography

Tour de Gaume on gravel bike ()

April 22, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

https://www.strava.com/activities/2311220829

First (miles) century ride of the year. First 80 km were very easy; the remaining 100 km were against the wind (). Discovered some gems on the way through 2 Luxembourg Cantons, 2 Belgium Arrondissements and 3 French départements. Empty roads (more than , even on the E44). An extended version of leaving home via Mamer and coming back via Holzem . Arrived back home at dusk.
VeloViewer Explorer stats: 73 new tiles, growing max cluster to 1538 tiles (+7)

**Sur les traces des Romains (April 22, 2019)**

**Cimetière Franco-Allemand 1914-1918 (April 22, 2019)**

**On the way to Orval (April 22, 2019)**

**Gen Goulf beer brewery (April 22, 2019)**

**Small road in French Ardennes (April 22, 2019)**

**Former customs checkpoint (April 22, 2019)**

**Montmédy information board (April 22, 2019)**

**Directions on E44 in Montmédy (April 22, 2019):** Didn’t realise it was a E road; it was so empty of cars!

**French departments border (April 22, 2019)**

**Quiet road near Charency-Vezin (April 22, 2019)**

**Blooming tree in Viviers-sur-Chiers (April 22, 2019)**

**Château de Cons-la-Grandville (April 22, 2019)**

**Military memorial in Cons-la-Grandville (April 22, 2019)**

**Cycling infrastructure near Lexy (April 22, 2019)**

**France/Belgium border near Mont-Saint-Martin (April 22, 2019)**

**Forest near Aubange (April 22, 2019)**

Belgium, Cycling, Europe, Luxembourg

Saturday bike tour to Attert ()

April 20, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

https://www.strava.com/activities/2305637804

A bike tour via Attert (Belgium) and the West of Luxembourg

**Enchanted forest between Eisch and Attert valleys (April 20, 2019)**

**A bike in two countries (April 20, 2019)**

**Switching country (April 20, 2019):** Change of road surface on the border between Luxembourg and Belgium (Oberpallen to Tontelange)

**The Attert river near Attert (April 20, 2019)**

**Probably a silo tower in Holtz (April 20, 2019)**

**Circuit du Lac de la Haute-Sûre information board (April 20, 2019)**

**Wisen West Tour on track (April 20, 2019)**

**Happy Easter, well! (April 20, 2019)**

**Rindschleiden church (April 20, 2019)**

**Cycling directions in Wahl (April 20, 2019)**

**PC 12 near Useldange during golden hour (April 20, 2019)**

**Just some track before sunset (April 20, 2019)**

Cycling, Europe, Luxembourg, Photography

2019: 3rd week of April

April 19, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

Back to Luxembourg, so back on the saddle.

April 17: not an extraordinary commute but a pleasant weather

**Sentier de la Vallée des Sept Châteaux (April 17, 2019)**

April 18: a tour back from work to the Land of the Red Rocks with an epic moonrise

**Track in Ënneschte Bësch (April 18, 2019)**

**Please share the road (April 18, 2019)**

**When moonrise flirts with sunset on Red Rocks (April 18, 2019)**

**Old Bache Jang sign (April 18, 2019)**

**PC 8 near Rumelange (April 18, 2019)**

April 19: social cycling to watch the full moon rising with some light painting

**Group picture for full moon ride (April 19, 2019)**

**Light painting session (April 19, 2019)**

Cycling, Europe, Luxembourg, Photography

2019: second week of April

April 12, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

April 8: a cloudy day and two castles on the way back

**From Nospelt to Äischdall (April 8, 2019)**

**Sentier des Sept-Châteaux (April 8, 2019)**

**Koerich castle (April 8, 2019):** History of the castle (many thanks to Christian Mersch for the contribution): 400 years ago, the castle of Koerich was the residence of the vice-governor Pierre-Ernest de Raville. When he went to the fortress Luxembourg to do business, he had the “Maison de Raville” (still exists, close to nowadays Palais grand-ducal) as a place to go. De Raville’s father was also vice-governor at the time of the famous Pierre-Ernest de Mansfeld. The families of Mansfeld and De Raville had close ties, Pierre-Ernest de Raville was the godfather of one of Mansfeld’s illigitimate son’s who became an (in)famous warlord in the Thirty Year’s War. In the 1630s, croatian mercenary troups terrorised the village of Koerich, already shaken by witch trials. At the time of the Thirty Year’s War, Lorraine was still a duchy apart from France. That region was a major corridor for troup movements in Europe, while Luxembourg was a bit less exposed. It is my comprehension that historic exploration of that war is best approached using Lorraine sources, as complete Luxembourg sources about that time are very scarce.

April 9: #JeSuisUnDesDeux

**Between Bertrange and Holzem (April 9, 2019)**

**Rain on PC 14 near Kehlen (April 9, 2019)**

I'm one of the two — **I’m one of the two (April 9, 2019)**

**Street names (April 9, 2019):** From rue de Keispelt in Meispelt to rue de Meispelt in Keispelt. Simple!

**Sentier de la Mamer near Klaushaff (April 9, 2019)**

**Benches near bonfire place (April 9, 2019)**

April 10: a bit of rain…

April 11: a path next to the motorway bridge and a hook back via Sanem

Pedestrian bridge ;-) — **Pedestrian bridge (April 11, 2019)**

**Cyclistes en trafic mixte (April 11, 2019)**

**Bench and track near Bascharage (April 11, 2019)**

April 12: a (de)tour via Colmar-Berg

**Golden hour near Steinfort (April 12, 2019)**

**PC 12 near Hovelange (April 12, 2019)**

No bike ride this coming weekend as I am going to the Hague for a few days to attend a cybersecurity conference.

Cycling, Europe, Luxembourg, Photography

2019 – week +1 (=14)

April 6, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

April is here, thanks to the daylight savings and longer days for spending more time outside in the daytime.

April 1st:
Bike to work and back via Villa Romaine Goeblange with the sunset:

**Thank you, daylight savings! (April 1, 2019)**

**Villa Romaine Goeblange (April 1, 2019)**

April 2: First spring colours in Luxembourg.

**Leaving the woods to get to the office (April 2, 2019)**

**Lava? No, just a farmer f***ing his earth (April 2, 2019)**

Third of April:

Just an ordinary commute and some time in town after work.

**Noticed the kerb adjustment? (April 3, 2019)**

**To walk on and under a bridge (April 3, 2019)**

Let's Make It Happen — **Let’s Make It Happen (April 3, 2019)**

April 5th: (no picture taken on the 4th of April)

A 107.86km bike commute detour to work, coming back via the Valley of the Seven Castles, Piste cyclable de l’Ouest and Piste cyclable de l’Attert.