Left with 5 litres of “eau de Cologne” and drank it before arriving at destination so I had to refill on the way. Feeling of freshness when it was only 30 degrees; also the breeze was welcome. Fortunately the cycleway was full of families so it was another reason to take it easy. Lunch break and quick visit of Bonn (saw the HARIBO shop, good that it was closed 🤣). Met several cyclists doing long distance trip and discussed with one who was on his way to the Black Sea.
Refections on Adenauer Weiher, Cologne (June 30, 2019)
Hohenzollernbrücke, Köln (June 30, 2019)
At Cologne’s cathedral (June 30, 2019)
Rhine beach, Cologne (June 30, 2019)
Temperature (June 30, 2019)
Industriestraße, Godorf (June 30, 2019)
Werk Wesseling industry (June 30, 2019)
Ludwig Van Beethoven statue in Bonn (June 30, 2019)
Meal in Bonn (June 30, 2019)
Sign is full of thematic cycling routes (June 30, 2019)
The Rhine in Mehlem (June 30, 2019)
The Rhine near Remagen (June 30, 2019)
A long trip to the Black Sea (June 30, 2019)
Bollwerk, Andernach (June 30, 2019)
The Rhine route near Kaltenengers (June 30, 2019)
The Rhine near Kaltenengers (June 30, 2019)
On the way back, I did a stopover in Trier:
Porta Nigra, Trier (June 30, 2019)
Wilhelm-Brücke, Trier (June 30, 2019)
Alter Moselkran, Trier (June 30, 2019)
Is it the most expensive per kilometre train journey in Europe? (June 30, 2019)
Bike tour on a hot day, even on the summit of the Venn and the Eifel national Park. 65 km on unpaved ways. Several drink/water shopping on the way. Great landscapes. Wasn’t sure if I would make it to Cologne.
Bikes in the train (June 29, 2019)
I see bikes (June 29, 2019)
South end of Vennbahn (June 29, 2019)
Vennbahn near Troisvierges (June 29, 2019)
Cycling directions near Troisvierges (June 29, 2019)
A short climb near Troisvierges (June 29, 2019)
Vennbahn near Troisvierges (June 29, 2019)
Vennbahn near Goedange (June 29, 2019)
Luxembourg/Belgium border on Vennbahn (June 29, 2019)
Roadworks on Vennbahn (June 29, 2019): Diversion map
Just paved segment of Vennbahn (June 29, 2019)
The Our river (June 29, 2019)
The only part of Vennbahn in Rhineland-Palatinate (June 29, 2019)
A swim or a horse ride? Yes!! (June 29, 2019)
km 100 on Vennbahn (June 29, 2019)
MTB Park map in St. Vith (June 29, 2019)
3 countries ride event banner (June 29, 2019)
Vennbahn information board in St. Vith (June 29, 2019)
Vennbahn information board in St. Vith (June 29, 2019)
Cycling distances in St. Vith (June 29, 2019)
Scooting holiday (June 29, 2019)
Old bridge (June 29, 2019)
Picknick and info-TV viewpoint (June 29, 2019)
Vennbahn information board in Bütgenbach (June 29, 2019)
RAVeL fork in Bütgenbach (June 29, 2019)
km 0 on RAVeL (June 29, 2019)
Vennbahn near Bütgenbach (June 29, 2019)
Monschau (June 29, 2019)
Monschau (June 29, 2019)
Monschau (June 29, 2019)
Rurtalweg (June 29, 2019)
No fishing (June 29, 2019)
NSG Rurtal mit den Felsbildungen der Uhusley nature reserve (June 29, 2019)
Nodal cycling network map in Simmerath (June 29, 2019)
Cycling directions in Simmerath (June 29, 2019)
Eifel-Höhen-Route information board in Simmerath (June 29, 2019)
Rurtalsperre reservoir (June 29, 2019)
Boat on Rurtalsperre (June 29, 2019)
Eifel National Park sign (June 29, 2019)
Kayak and boats (June 29, 2019)
RurUfer-Radweg (June 29, 2019)
RurUfer-Radweg (June 29, 2019)
Rurtalsperre from RurUfer-Radweg (June 29, 2019)
Animation in Zülpich park (June 29, 2019)
Cycling directions in Bergerhausen (June 29, 2019)
Warm with a breeze and mobile office on the back. Busy cycleways but empty roads. 102 km in Luxembourg, 11 km in France and 53 km in Germany. When I arrived home, I thought I could just repeat it.
Eagle monument in Dalheim (June 23, 2019)
Jhangely meorial (June 23, 2019)
Flag (June 23, 2019)
International border (June 23, 2019)
Cycling route along the Moselle river (June 23, 2019)
Château des Ducs de Lorraine (June 23, 2019)
Schengen Agreement (June 23, 2019)
Vineyards near Palzem (June 23, 2019)
Welcome to Rhineland-Palatinate (June 23, 2019)
Cycling in three countries (June 23, 2019)
Cycling directions near Ralingen (June 23, 2019)
The Wine Gate (June 23, 2019)
Sauer river (June 23, 2019)
Wooden bridge in Mullerthal (June 23, 2019)
The Mullerthal Canyon on PC 2 (June 23, 2019)
Oak processionary caterpillars found in the area (June 23, 2019)
25 km on unpaved tracks; where tracks were all maintained except on some parts of the Nahe-Hunsrück-Mosel Radweg where it was quite bumpy.
It was hot and soggy at the beginning, but with the altitude gain and the forest it got cooler. Had (late) lunch in ALDI Hermeskeil and dinner in Trier before catching the train back.
All ways lead to Saarburg (June 15, 2019)
The Saar cycling route (June 15, 2019)
Hunsrück-Radweg near Irsch (June 15, 2019)
Train in Reinsfeld (June 15, 2019)
Fire bridage experience museum in Hermeskeil (June 15, 2019)
Hunsrück-Radweg near Hermeskeil (June 15, 2019)
Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park (June 15, 2019)
Bad pavement (June 15, 2019)
In the hills of Hunsrück-Radweg (June 15, 2019)
Cycling directions near Neuhütten (June 15, 2019)
Trees in Hunsrück-Hochwald (June 15, 2019)
Hunsrück-Radweg information board near Hilscheid (June 15, 2019)
Hunsrück-Radweg cycling directions near Erbeskopf (June 15, 2019)
National park sign (June 15, 2019)
Track in Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park (June 15, 2019)
Gravel track on Hunsrück-Radweg near Allenbach (June 15, 2019)
Cycle path (June 15, 2019)
Gutenthal sign (June 15, 2019)
Nahe-Hunsrück-Mosel-Radweg (June 15, 2019)
Steps on Nahe-Hunsrück-Mosel-Radweg (June 15, 2019)
On cycleways, mostly dedicated. Easy to ride, the total distance is about 60 km long on a flat surface, mostly on asphalt; only one small segment is on a track and another one on gravel. The North segment to Offenburg is nicer than the South back to Strasbourg via Illkirch.
In May days are getting longer. That’s great! I can spend more time outside (since I don’t completely trust my eyesight I’d rather stay close to home at night).
I renew my 1,000 km goal for this month but would like to reach 10,000 km until the end of 2014. This one is going to be tough! I’ve done 3,339 km this year so far; more than 6,600 km remaining – that’s about 27 km every day.
Yesterday I was lazy and it was Labour Day, but I have a good excuse: thunderstorms. Actually, I was getting ready to do 50 km ride when I could hear the thunder; and then I was invited to join some friends for dinner in a great portugese restaurant called Atlantico.
Since I have postponed my cycling tour to today, I’ve extended it a bit, but the slope uphill was tough; cycling against the wind didn’t help.
Despite its difficulty, it was a nice and idyllic ride.
It seems some sections will look different in the future as they are building a road which is going to be a primary road close to the cycling route…
PS: still fine without chocolate, candies nor coke 🙂
The plane from Doha to Frankfurt was already delayed on departure. Then, when it approached Frankfurt, it keeps turning in circles for about another hour (apparently due to weather and congestion reasons). At some point it was was announced that the plane had to land in Stuttgart to refill the plane. Once there, we were welcome by some heavy snow showers which completely covered the plane; they had to clear it and one hour later we could take off to Frankfurt.
Since I arrived 5 hours late in Frankfurt I missed my connection to Luxembourg, but managed to catch another flight that took off 15 minutes later. And even my luggage didn’t miss the connection – bravo to the logistics in Frankfurt!
