Our adventures around Europe
Highlights include our recent Napoleon Cycling Adventure, skiing in Switzerland, hiking around Europe, French Language Immersion School and of course the Tour de France.
Albania Croatia Estonia France Germany Greece Italy Latvia Lithuania Malta Monaco Montenegro Scotland Spain Switzerland United Kingdom
S2D4 (Day 18) – Poznań to a Spa Afternoon
Stage 2, Day 4: Another ‘century ride’ today, but only in terms of 100 kilometers (so not really, according to real cyclists, but sometimes we make our own rules :))…
S2D3 (Day 17) – Our First Century Ride (100+ miles)
Stage 2, Day 3: Today was our longest day on the bike so far – a whopping 101 miles! In the cycling world, a ride of at least 100 miles…
S2D2 (Day 16) – Riding into Poland
Bautzen, Germany to Wiechlice, Poland DAY #16 of 35 Poland 939 miles total Stage 2 Begins! Switching up the post naming convention, as all of our literature…
Day #14 – Finishing Stage 1 in Bautzen, Germany – Video too!
We once again stayed close to the Czech border as we continued our odyssey through this unspoiled part of Saxony, Germany. It has been two weeks since we left Paris,…
Day #13 – Biggest Climbing Day and A Bonus 8th Country
Time to leave the delightful town of Plauen and head off on what turned out to be one of our favorite and most scenic days of the Napoleon Cycling Tour….
Day #12 – Mountains, Forests, And Valleys….Oh My!
Today’s route ran along the amazing forested mountains that flank the Czech border and was like stepping into a fairy tale. Our destination was the town of Plauen, situated near…
Day #11 – UNESCO City Bamberg
Würzburg to Schwabthal DAY #11 of 35 Germany 604 miles total The first part of our ride today meandered north from Würzburg before once more heading east….
Day #10 – Architectural Wonder Würzburg, Germany
We would have been reluctant to leave our castle abode in Jagsthausen except we had glimpsed what’s ahead. Our ride took us north through the German countryside, through more pine…
Day #09 – Week Two on Two Wheels Begins
Starting week two with a bang! We not only took a rest day from riding yesterday in Heidelberg, we took a rest day from blogging. Needing rest, running errands (laundry,…
Day #07: The Historic City of Heidelberg, Germany
Onward towards the the historic city of Heidelberg! Meisenheim to Heidelberg DAY #07 of 35 France 411 miles total Today was another lovely day cycling through rolling…