Category Hiking/Walking
Europe 2014 – Dresden – My That is a Very Nice Volkswagen
Timeline: August 25h – 28th With our appointment at the VW factory for noon, we could take our time in camp the next morning and relax a bit. Camping Mockritz bakes bread and croissants each morning and it was a delight to walk over to the reception/market and pick up warm carbohydrates to go along […]
Europe 2014 – Dresden – Ghosts of Kurt Vonnegut
Timeline: August 25h – 28th The drive down to Dresden took a little under three hours, almost all of it on high-speed autobahn and we arrived at Campground Dresden-Mockritz later in the day. Located in a suburb, it is surrounded by a residential neighborhood without many services. The restaurant at the campground was closed (we […]
Europe 2014 – Berlin – More Rides and More Sights
Timeline: August 16th – 24th Over the course of the next four days we’d devote two of the days to bike riding and two to sightseeing. Our rides took us along pretty much the same route, northwest out of camp along the canal, following the bike signs as we went. Our second go at the […]
Europe 2014 – Berlin – We Walk and We Remember
Timeline: August 16th – 24th The next day we were back in town to do one of the Steve’s self-guided walks, essentially retracing on foot what we’d done the previous days on bus and bike. We started in front of the Reichstag, and then passed by the Memorial to Politicians Who Opposed Hitler, the Berlin […]
Europe 2014 – Amsterdam (Bev) – Kansas Meets Amsterdam
Timeline: August 5th – 9th Anticipating a complicated morning and hoping to be able to make a move to Field Three before we ran our various errands, we bought some coffee and chocolate croissants from the market and then checked in at Reception to see about moving. The gods of travel smiled upon us that […]
Europe 2014 – Bruges (Brugge) – We Climb to the Top and Tour the Canals
Timeline: August 2nd – 4th This day would be spent seeing as many of Bruges’s typical tourist spots as possible. After a very good and filling breakfast at the Fevery (ham, cheese, yoghurt, cereal, three different types of bread, jams, etc.) we set out for the Markt Square with a brief but fun detour at […]
Europe 2014 – Bruges (Brugge) – Still a Special Place to Visit
Timeline: August 2nd – 4th We decided to use toll roads this day to cut down on driving time and give us the opportunity to make a stop in Rouen, a town Joanna and I visited in 1984 and known for where Joan of Arc was martyred. In a little less than two hours we […]
Europe 2014 – Caen and Normandy Beaches – A Sobering Day of Reflection (Re-Post)
The original post yesterday did not include the pictures so am resending it to see if it will correct the problem. Timeline: July 31st – August 1st We had intended to get an early start on Thursday in order to drive to Mont Saint Michel for the day before spending the next two nights in […]
Europe 2014 – Lyon – Home of the Two Hour Lunch
Timeline: July 22nd – 23rd The drive up to Lyon took a bit over five hours, as we’d set the GPS to avoid tolls. In France, this turns what is an easy drive on the toll road into a day of speeding up and slowing down as you enter small towns and negotiate round-abouts. […]
Europe 2014 – Montpellier – We’ll Gladly Visit Francois Here
Timeline: July 19th – 21st With just one more day in Montpellier, we had to make a choice; either ride our bikes or take in the town. Given the flat terrain and beach environment, we were keen to get a ride in but the winds of fate prevailed, literally, as blustery and intense breezes greeted […]
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