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Gardening and Getting Ready for Germany
Just in case regular readers have wondered where I’ve got to, I’ve been gardening flat out since we arrived in Blois on Thursday afternoon. It’s amazing just just how quickly the vegetation grows at this time of year. I have … Continue reading
A Therapeutic Ride along the Marne
It’s Black Cat’s last day in Paris before she goes to New York to look for a job. I’m delighted for her, of course, because she’s following her dream, just as I did 38 years ago, but I am very … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Family, Restaurants
Tagged cycling, La Pergola Gournay sur Marne, Marne
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Post-Holiday Depression and Miscellaneous Holiday Photos
I’m not really sure how much sympathy I’ll get on this one – obviously the best way to avoid post-holiday depression is not to go on holidays, particularly month-long ones. It’s amazing how quickly you get used to not working … Continue reading
Cycling along the Danube – Passau to Linz: the S-bend
We’re staying at Gasthof Dexler in Niederranna on the Danube close to the S-bend between Linz in Austria and Passau in Germany so are able to start directly from our hotel. It turns out to be one of the highlights of … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation, Austria, Cycling, Restaurants, Sightseeing
Tagged cycling, danube, S-bend in Austria, Schlogen
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Cycling along the Danube – Watch out for trains!
Today I nearly got run over by a train when on my bike. When I heard the blast just next to me, a searing pain shot through my head and my legs turned to jelly. I immediately backtracked and got … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Germany
Tagged cycling, danube, ferry at Maria-poschling, level crossings in Germany
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Cycling along the Danube – Regensburg and the Altmuhle
The only thing Jean Michel remembers about Regensburg when we went there about 15 years ago is eating sausages and sauerkraut in the oldest roast sausage restaurant in Germany on the banks of the Danube! He wants to go there again. … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Germany, Restaurants, Sightseeing
Tagged Altmuhle, cycling, danube, Essing, Regensburg, Wurstkurchl
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Cycling along the Danube – from its source to Ehingen
A total of 110 km, but it actually took two days. We’ve definitively adopted the train-in-one-direction system which means we can see more and not have to cycle up all those hills again on the way back. Jean Michel thought … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Cycling, Dieting, Germany, Sightseeing
Tagged cycling, danube, Eurovelo 6, Obermarchtal
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Cycling on the Danube in Germany – Binzwangen to Mengen including Zwiefalten
There’s thunder and lightning and pouring rain when we leave Paris at 9 am but after 3 hours driving east, the weather improves immensely and by the time we reach Germany, it’s an incredible 31°C and the sky is an … Continue reading
Deer and Orchids in Our Little Wood in Blois
This morning when we got up, Jean Michel called me from the bathroom whose first floor window overlooks the little wood behind our house which is part of our property. “Un chevreuil à côté du neflier”. Mr and Mrs Previous Owner … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Flowers & gardens, Loire Valley, Restaurants
Tagged Closerie Falaiseau, cycling, deer, L'Herbe Rouge, Saint Dyé, Valaire
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Back to Blois
When we packed up the weekend before last, we thought we’d just be spending one more weekend in Blois before going to Australia for five weeks on 10th September. But on Friday, I was working away in my apartment in … Continue reading
