we were on the way to Husseren – which is the highest village in the wine trail of Alsace and we thought we could ride there!!! And we did try. We walked 10 metres, stopped and had a drink, walked 9 metres, stopped and had a drink. Maybe you need a different picture – this [...]
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The cycle trip yesterday from the pretty and sleepy village of Neuburg was only 23.11 k’s. But it was stinking stinking hot. We crossed the border at Lauterburg, but paused on the German side hoping for a last cool drink in Germany – but alas at the border the 2 German establishments were not open [...]
We left Haarlem, in the Netherlands on Friday 5th August, by train – a cheat we know but we had underestimated just how tired we would be and still had a few things to sort out on that day. We had a great breakfast with friends at the Ambassador Hotel in the centre of Haarlem [...]
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Well now that we are on the way and have a 51k bike ride under our feet we know we can do this funky thing. Yesterday we rode from Zevenaar in the Netherlands to Xanten in Germany and the total ride was 51.12 or something very close to that. It was just over 51 k’s [...]
How can it be when two people plan a training program so they are capable of riding the 850 k’s on their city bikes from Haarlem in the Netherlands to Untersiggenthal in Switzerland – that it just keeps on raining. In March and April we cycled regularly doing several 50+ days. We cycled out on [...]
Last winter Best Beloved waited by the door to take photos of me as I returned after being caught in a snow storm. This year I returned the favour. Best Beloved was out purchasing serious supplies – (I think wine), and returned in rather snowy conditions. The photo was taken on 4th December. The effect [...]
Want a ride? Table for 4 sir? Which bike is yours did you say?
Most of the time, the Netherlands has the most old-fart-friendly landscape on Earth. It’s flat, has wide footpaths and bicycle lanes, and easy access to everything urban and rural. And then sometimes it snows and freezes… My word, it is beautiful! And at first, the snow is easy walking. When you walk in fresh snow, [...]
Just so you know how it was last evening – as reported on Expatica. Traffic around Amsterdam and Haarlem in the province of North Holland was disrupted by heavy snowfall on Wednesday evening. The roads around the Dutch capital could not be gritted or cleared because council vehicles were stuck in traffic jams. Public transport [...]
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Please do not be upset if you are from the Netherlands as I fully appreciate that there are flowers everywhere here in the Netherlands. It is an enormous part of the culture and I applaud it. I love seeing people balancing huge bouquets and their shopping and their children on bicycles. (Well sometimes I don’t [...]
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