Europe

Gordon:  Another day, another monastery.  Today’s ride took us to the quiet, less visited monastery at Humor.  The paintings on this church had some of ... Read More

Ruth: I am afraid Gord has lost his blogging privileges for a bit. He does struggle with what is acceptable in a post. This morning we ... Read More

Gordon:  Before we make a decision to travel to a particular destination we generally have a look at the weather that we can expect.  The ... Read More

Gordon:  Today the rain held off long enough to allow us to ride from Bicaz to Lacu Roșu (Red Lake).  The scenery along the gentle ... Read More

Gordon:  Our guidebook described the area in eastern Transylvania, in the foothills of the Carpathians, as “Székely Land”.  The Székely are a Hungarian group that ... Read More

 Ruth: I was thinking that our blogs this trip lacked a certain Je n’est sais quoi, with our descriptions  and pictures of countless churches. When I ... Read More

Ruth: Ok, I have tried to be goodnatured about the weather in Romania this July, but after two days of complete soakings I am fed ... Read More

Gordon:  From Brasov we climbed over the Carpathians one last time before descending to Sinaia.  It should have been a spectacular ride, with the Bucegi ... Read More

Ruth: We entered Bulgaria on the 1st of August at Ruse. While we were crossing the bridge over the Danube the weather seemed to change ... Read More

Ruth: It is all coming back to me now. It’s been two years since we visited Bulgaria for the first time. Since then many of ... Read More