I found the Danube Cycle Way okay, and met a french medical student going at about the same pace so we rode together for a couple of days. He is obsessed with churches, minsters and cathedrals which is okay for a couple of days but I didn't want to see every religous building between here and Budapest (his destination) so today I rode solo again.
Onto Austria tomorrow, then Slovakia and Hungary. Hopefully I will get a good night's sleep, although a horde of Belgian hippies have just turned up on the campsite.
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| The ferry from France to Germnay |
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| A traffic jam on the Danube Cycle Way. |
Hi sir, I hope you sleep well and that the Belgian hippies don't disturb you! Glad to hear your you are enjoying your trip so far, I have bought the book 'tipping point' that you told me to read! I am looking forward to reading it. Enjoy your journey, 9O1 (almost 10O1!!) Misses you already.
ReplyDeleteHello Molly, the hippies were very well behaved. Today was great, a fabulous day riding beside the Danube. Hope you find "Tipping Point" interesting; have a great summer. Mr F
DeleteHello Dom , Just experimenting with the wonderful world of I T , will this reach you ? How does it work ? Should I just relax by the gramophone until these feelings of vexation pass ? Edward
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear you're doing well, Dom! Looking forward to reading more about your travels (and maybe more about the Belgian Hippies!?)
ReplyDeleteHi James, I am sure I will get into some scrapes that make for good reading. But probably not in Austria - where I am now - it is VERY civilised. Hope your sport is going well. Dom
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ReplyDeleteOh so it DOES work! Hi Dom... Great to see your progress, and that all's going well. So much for us worrying that you'd not be eating - Pascale's hospitality is obviously keeping you rolling on! I think your fellow cyclist may take a long time to get to his destination if he takes in every religious building on the way. Will you stop in Budapest? Hope you're keeping safe and happy, and not kept awake by the Belgian hippies (unless worthwhile)... Elizabeth X
ReplyDeleteHi Elizabeth, the hippies were okay, so i slept well. I am due a rest daybsoon and so may have have a look at vienna or budapest. The danube cyclecway is beautiful and easy, i don't want to stop as i am on a roll. Dom
DeleteThat's the spirit!! (And a good job too since you're cycling for a year!). Stop at Budapest if you can and go to one of their thermal baths. Not v manly but good for aching muscles!
ReplyDeleteThat looks fun, hope your having a good time! That traffic jam looks hectic, don't think I would have the patience:) look forward to more updates.
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Hello Zak,that is the only sort of traffic jam there has been. The cycle trails are traffic free. I am in a town which is half in Slovakia and half in Hungary, its called Komkarno. Tomorrow I will reach Budapest. Thank you fior checking my blog. Mr F.
ReplyDeleteHi Dom. Pleased it's going well. I remember cycling near a big dam after Vienna on the way to Bratislava on that path. A great cycle path. we were chatting about you and wondering how you were getting on at the pub last night. Hope it continues to go really well.
ReplyDeleteHello Mark, good to hear from you. Yes, there are several big dams on that part of the Danube. Partly they probably protect against floods, although that is not an issue this summer with the heatwave central europe is experiencing. The cyclevway from Germnay through Austria is amazing. After Bratislava it goes downhill. Hope you are enjoying a relaxing summer.
ReplyDeleteI got as far as Budapest. I remember a significant change crossing into the former East! I'm pleased it's going well so far.
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