Category Archives: Europe

Cycling, Europe, Luxembourg, Photography

2019 – week 3

January 20, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

Icy water — Icy water (January 14, 2019)

Morning commute — Morning commute (January 15, 2019)

Lunch break at Drëps — Lunch break at Drëps (January 16, 2019)

Snow shower — Snow shower (January 17, 2019)

Black ice forming on PC 13 between Mamer and Garnich — Black ice forming on PC 13 between Mamer and Garnich (January 17, 2019)

Bike wheels transport by bike — Bike wheels transport by bike (January 19, 2019)

First ride and first photo of Sequoia bike — First ride and first photo of Sequoia bike (January 19, 2019)

Hello, Sequoia! — Hello, Sequoia! (January 19, 2019)

Frozen water — Frozen water (January 20, 2019)

At the intersection — At the intersection (January 20, 2019)

Frosty cycleway near Dippach — Frosty cycleway near Dippach (January 20, 2019)

Pond — Pond (January 20, 2019)

Sunny winter day in Mamerdal — Sunny winter day in Mamerdal (January 20, 2019)

Total distance: 293 km

Cycling, Europe, Luxembourg, Photography

2019 – week 2

January 13, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

Ënneschte Bësch — Ënneschte Bësch (January 10, 2019)

Forest in Bertrange — Forest in Bertrange (January 10, 2019)

Icy way in Bertrange — Icy way in Bertrange (January 10, 2019)

Thin layer of snow between Luxembourg and Bertrange — Thin layer of snow between Luxembourg and Bertrange (January 11, 2019)

Thin layer of snow on PC 14 — Thin layer of snow on PC 14 (January 11, 2019)

Coat and socks — Coat and socks (January 11, 2019)

10 cm of snow!! — 10 cm of snow!! (January 11, 2019)

Old SECALT factory — Old SECALT factory (January 13, 2019)

The best of Syrdall — The best of Syrdall (January 13, 2019)

On the edge of the Moselle region — On the edge of the Moselle region (January 13, 2019)

Berghaff — Berghaff (January 13, 2019)

Tree triangle near Gostingen — Tree triangle near Gostingen (January 13, 2019)

The village of Ehnen — The village of Ehnen (January 13, 2019)

Water and wine — Water and wine (January 13, 2019)

Way between Greiveldange and Bous — Way between Greiveldange and Bous (January 13, 2019)

Oh deer — Oh deer (January 13, 2019)

Kiirchepad cobblestone path near Bous — Kiirchepad cobblestone path near Bous (January 13, 2019)

Total distance: 306 km

Cycling, Europe, Luxembourg, Photography

2019 – week 1

January 6, 2019 kewl Leave a comment

9 bikes this year — 9 bikes this year (January 1, 2019)

Family ride — Family ride (January 1, 2019): Arriving in Mersch for the first time this year

Vel'Oh and Koga in the train — Vel’Oh and Koga in the train (January 1, 2019)

First day of work — First day of work (January 2, 2019)

Hunting on the cycleway?! — Hunting on the cycleway?! (January 2, 2019)

Hail shower — Hail shower (January 2, 2019)

Commuting at night — Commuting at night (January 3, 2019): Track between Mamer and Kehlen

Reckendallerkopp — Reckendallerkopp (January 3, 2019)

Canyon on a winter night — Canyon on a winter night (January 4, 2019)

Montée Pilate, just after my chain dropped off — Montée Pilate, just after my chain dropped off (January 5, 2019): Sign says 20%, GPS shows up to 26%

Old fashion sign at Claushaff — Old fashion sign at Claushaff (January 6, 2019)

Mysterious stone — Mysterious stone (January 6, 2019)

Forest track between Keispelt and Mersch — Forest track between Keispelt and Mersch (January 6, 2019)

Another old fashion sign near Mersch — Another old fashion sign near Mersch (January 6, 2019)

Not a shortcut between Reckange and Hunnebur — Not a shortcut between Reckange and Hunnebur (January 6, 2019)

New Castle of Ansembourg — New Castle of Ansembourg (January 6, 2019)

Damaged track near Calmus — Damaged track near Calmus (January 6, 2019)

New cycling route in Calmus — New cycling route in Calmus (January 6, 2019): Interesting information regarding the unpaved segment

Niederpallen former train station — Niederpallen former train station (January 6, 2019)

Drinking water in Niederpallen — Drinking water in Niederpallen (January 6, 2019)

Total distance: 357 km

Europe, France, Hiking, Photography

Autumn hike from Mutzig to Molsheim

Gallery November 4, 2017 kewl Leave a comment

A touch of summer in November while hiking in the woods and vineyards.
Start: Mutzig train station
End: Molsheim train station
Length: 13.5 km
Track: GPX file or GPSies link.
Photos: photo gallery and photo map.

Hangman — Hangman – it was the week of Halloween. Noticed a lawyer’s name on the letter box next to this.

House — House – an old but still inhabited house in Mutzig

Chapelle Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs (Heilighiesel) — Chapelle Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs (Heilighiesel) – unfortunately not a peaceful place as it lies next to a busy road.

(not so wild) life — (not so wild) life – at the second we stepped into their field, they came to us to see what’s going on.

Eating leaves — Goat eating fallen leaves like I would eat a bowl of peanuts.

Direction signs — Direction signs – at this stage we left the yellow circle to follow the red symbols.

Steps — Here we starting climbing. It’s a steep but very short climb.

Rocher du Geissfels — Rocher du Geissfels – where this narrow trail took us to

Vegetal revenge — The tree revenge – metal blended by the growing tree

Leaf — Many leaves from various trees

Forest — Changing direction but staying on the marked trail

Forest track — The forest path became a track

Tracks — Where the tracks meet

Misleading directions — This sign is to be rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise

Panorama

Not-so-green salad — Lunch break: a not-so-green salad

The outlook

bench — Our picnic bench

Leaving the pass

Autumn colours — Autumn colours – back to the forest

Litter — Littering is one thing I do not understand.

Vineyard — Autumn vineyard – all shades of yellow, orange and red

Warm November — Yes, it’s November…

Grapes

Grapes — Some old grapes; vendanges tardives?

Grapes

Pinot noir — Pinot noir information board

More grapes

Vineyards — Closed hut at risk of collapse in the vineyards.

Vineyard — Orange and red vineyard

Enjoying the weather — Enjoying the weather.

Another vineyard

Plaine d'Alsace — View towards “Plaine d’Alsace” and the Black Forest

Horse — Horse one

Horse — Horse two

Vignoble de Dorlisheim

Old apples

Old apple

Old apple — Dried apple on an old apple tree

Church — Protestant church in Dorlisheim

Church — Around Dorlisheim church

Eurovelo 5 — Cycling directions featuring Eurovelo 5 and Véloroute du Vignoble d’Alsace signs

Bee — Bees are still outside

Hike map:

Europe, France, Photography

Metz stopover

Gallery November 3, 2017 kewl Leave a comment

A few more details in the photo gallery (including download links and short descriptions).

Belgium, Europe, Photography, Places

Visit to Flanders

Gallery March 22, 2017 kewl Leave a comment

Caught the train to Bruges, with a stop in Brussels and Ostend.

Panoramic train

Bruges (Brugge)

Horseman of the Apocalypse — Horseman of the Apocalypse – From the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Death – War – Revolution – Hunger. Pik Poot

Brugge city centre

Brugge city centre

A waffle Chez Albert

Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja

Chien Assis

(Not) a courtyard

Canal

Ten Wijngaerde

Ten Wijngaerde

Flowers at Ten Wijngaerde

Flowers at Ten Wijngaerde

Cycling — Cycling. Node-related signaling is very popular in Flanders

Canal

Mill

Mill

Kabouter

Ostend (Oostende)

Bike parking at Ostend station

Bike paniers in Oostende — Bike paniers in Oostende, Belgium style.

Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk

Rock strangers — Rock strangers – Nationaal Monument voor de Zeelieden in the background

Ostend shoreline

Sandy beach

Beach huts

Brussels

A brief stopover in Brussels

Grand-Place

Manneken Pis — Crowds at Manneken Pis

Grand-Place panorama

France, Hiking, Photography

Hike Dambach-la-Ville

Gallery February 25, 2017 kewl Leave a comment

Start/Finish: Dambach-la-Ville train station
Length: ~16 km
Itinerary:

Dambach-la-Ville hike

Photo gallery:

Memorial

Fountain

Can you find the stork?

EuroVelo 5 — Véloroute du Vignoble d’Alsace (part of EuroVelo 5) goes via Dambach-la-Ville

Chapelle Saint-Sébastien

Ossuary — Ossuary: ce que vous êtes nous l’étions et ce que nous sommes vous le deviendrez.

View over Dambach-la-Ville

Bibelefelsen rocks

Château du Bernstein

Château du Bernstein

Sign(ed) poem

Forest track

Ortenberg Castle — Ortenberg Castle; do not confuse with Ortenberg Castle in Schwartzwald.

Scenery

Hiking path

Tic tac toe wall

Coat of arms

Cycling, Europe, Luxembourg, Photography

Call of the night and the forest

Gallery January 24, 2017 kewl Leave a comment

Call of the horses

Call of the forest

Cycleway in winter — Cycleway in winter, about to get to work

A bike at night

Lost in the night

Night ride in the forest - black, red and white — Night ride in the forest – black, red and white

Call of the forest, night version

Parc Lentz, the missing bridge

Europe, Luxembourg, Photography

This is the hottest thing ever. Period.

Image January 22, 2017 kewl Leave a comment

This is the hottest thing ever. Period.

Cycling, Europe, Luxembourg, Photography

Wandering in the woods with a bike

Image January 22, 2017 kewl Leave a comment

Wandering in the woods with a bike

New day, new adventure