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Castles and crossing the Ardennes
I almost forgot there were castles in Germany, but luckily I am in the right place to see them. I got to the Rhine after a day of riding, then spent a day and a half riding along the Rhine, then Mosel River enjoying myself immensely. I took a guided tour of two castles, Marksburg and Eltz. The first was a simple fortress style fortress along the Rhine, so it lacked some comforts. There was only one fireplace, one toilet (your stuff dropped over ...
The endless road
My last destination in Belgium was a place called Bastogne and was interested to see the place with its history during World War 2. I left my camp at a brisk 630 am to cover the 120 kms to town. Making good ground for most of the day I rolled the short hills up and down and was on target to arrive in the late afternoon. But tiredness and lack of concentration and mainly ...
On the road
... It's Bank Holiday weekend in the UK. Islington is hot and sunny (and there’s nobody to water my plants). Unfortunately it’s been pouring with rain here and we get drenched in the final furlong of our return from a cycle ride. The planned trout barbecue has to be postponed and we have cup-a-soups with cheese and bread for our supper instead. Our neighbours (an elderly couple who seem to find our efforts to escape the ...
Down a big hole
... of the caves was just that. Afterwards there is a small display of artifacts found underground and a great 3D audience participation game. It was extra silly and I loved it. Every chair in the mini cinema (over a hundred seats) had a joy stick, glasses and ear piece. Laura did really well at the games placing second. She was beaten by a 14yr old with evolved thumbs for computer games. And Laura rated the ice cream highly too!
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Wiltz
De afgelopen nacht heeft niet gebracht wat we gevreesd hadden. Na die ene bui en pikzwarte lucht bleef het rustig. 's morgens was het licht bewolkt en de temperatuur prima om te fietsen. Het weerbericht voorspelde buien, maar deze keer hadden ze het mis.
We fietsen richting Stad Luxemburg. Daar fietsen we om het hoge gedeelte heen, veel kinderkopjes en veel steile wegen. Het weerhoud ons ervan om de benedenstad in tegaan en fietsen ...