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Happy New Year for 2021
“The best laid plans of mice and men …” John Burns never said a truer word! We started the year with lots of travel plans and the first was a trip to Crete in March to break the winter blues. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Closerie Falaiseau, Cycling, France, Germany
Tagged cycling in France, living in France, living in the loire valley
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Happy New Year for 2020
This post was written early January but somehow didn’t get published! It started by saying that I was earlier this year than I was last year in wishing you all the best for the coming but I was sad to … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Belgium, Blois, Cycling, Denmark, Germany, Home exchange
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Happy New Year 2019
This is my absolute last chance to write my New Year post and wish you all a wonderful 2019, as tomorrow is the first day of February. I have an exciting year ahead – I am going to retire on … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Blois, Cycling, Cyprus, France, Germany, Poland, Uncategorized
Tagged cycling in germany, cycling in Poland, new year wishes
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Cycling along the Neckar in Germany #3 – Rottweil to Oberndorf
It’s the last day of our cycling holiday in Germany. We’ve checked a few on-line sources and studied the cycling map and are driving to Altoberndorf a half an hour away so that we can cycle along the Neckar to … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Germany
Tagged cycling on the Neckar, cycling to Oberndorf, cycling to Rottweil
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Cycling along the Neckar in Germany #2 – Horb – Rottenburg – Türbingen – Bebenhausen
We seem to have scored with our hotel at last. It is well-located, right on the bike path, the room is spacious with a sofa, two chairs and a desk, the bed is comfortable (and there is even a double … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation, Cycling, Dieting, Germany
Tagged cycling along the neckar, cycling in germany, rottenburg am neckar, tubingen
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Cycling Along the Neckar in Germany – #1 – Ludwigsburg
We have come to the end of our cycling tour of the Romantic Road and have a week left before we have to be back home in Blois. We look at the map to see where we can do some … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Cycling, Germany, Travelling
Tagged cycling along the neckar, ludwigsburg palace, rottenburg am neckar
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Cycling along the Romantic Road in Bavaria #8 – Tauberbishofsheim to Creglingen
After a refreshing sleep in our sccond hotel room in Tauberbishofsheim and Spiegel ei for breakfast, we are ready to go. We’re on our bikes by 9.45 am and it’s already 17°C and expected to get to 22°C in the afternoon. … Continue reading
Cycling along the Romantic Road in Bavaria #7 – Würzburg
We’re on our way to Würzburg, at the northern tip of the Romantic Road, known for its wine and the former residence of the Würzburg prince-bishops, Unesco world cultural heritage site and one of the most important baroque palaces in … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation, Architecture, Cycling, Germany, Sightseeing, Travelling
Tagged cycling along the Romantic road, Würzburg
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Cycling along the Romantic Road in Bavaria #6 – Rothenburg am der Tauber and Tauberbishofsheim
We have three memories of our visit to Rothenburg am der Tauber in 1999. We bought two beautiful handmade enamelled champagne glasses; we discovered Käthe Wohlfahrt’s Christmas shop; and we had an unforgettable chanterelle salad in a restaurant with a … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation, Architecture, Cycling, Germany, Travelling
Tagged cycling along the Romantic road, rothemburg, tauberbishofsheim
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Cycling along the Romantic Road in Bavaria 5#– Nordlingen, Wallerstein, Dinkelsbühl and Feuchtwangen
We arrive in Dinkelsbühl just as the sun comes out after very heavy rain following our visit to Augsburg and are absolutely delighted at our choice of a place to stay for 4 nights. Everywhere we look inside this walled … Continue reading

Posted in Accommodation, Architecture, Cycling, Germany, Travelling
Tagged cycling on the Romantic road, dinkelsbüle, nordlingen, wallerstein
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