Europe

August 7, 2016Ruth: The camping on the Danube fits our needs much better than the crazy holiday campgrounds we first encountered in Germany. Now there ... Read More

Gordon:  It seems that every town we pass through in this region has some modest claim on history.  Some of them are quirky enough that ... Read More

The river markers inform us that we are now more than half way to the Black Sea with 2,174 kms remaining. We parted company with Clair ... Read More

Ruth:  Today we spent the afternoon at the Mauthausen Concentration Camp.  It was built by its first prisoners shortly after Hitler annexed Austria. Its location ... Read More

Gordon:  The 320 km stretch between Passau, Germany and Vienna, Austria is allegedly the most popular section of the Eurovelo 6, and possibly the most ... Read More

Gordon:  Today we had a glorious ride through a hilly region known as the Wachau.  It produces some of the best wine in Austria.  And ... Read More

Gordon:  We are enjoying a "rest day" in Vienna, if resting is going to three art museums in 24 hours.  We are staying in the ... Read More

 Gate in Hainburg AustriaRuth:As we said goodbye to Austria we were into Slovakia  and Eastern Europe before even noticing a border crossing. Freedom of movement ... Read More

Yesterday was Gord's 59th birthday and I wanted it to be special so we cycled  for sixty kilometres in steady rain. The forecast kept being ... Read More

Ruth: I love Budapest. We have been enjoying  the city and our little apartment just a few blocks from the Parliament on the Pest side ... Read More