Beautiful weather again on Monday for the last day of our boat bike tour, as we set off on a leisurely 39 km bike ride to our final destination at Cochem. The landscape is gradually changing from vineyards on every available piece of land above the river, no matter how steep, to larger areas of … Continue reading Cochem – and the end of our bike tour
It’s been a busy few days, so catching up on the blog. On Saturday, after a short cruise during breakfast to Schweich, we set out on a 53 km ride to Bernkastel-Kues. We are really in vineyard country now with vines as far as the eye can see. Not long after setting out, we stopped … Continue reading Trier to Bernkastel-Kues and then to Zell
After breakfast on the Magnifique I, we all mounted our bikes for the nearly 50 km ride to Saarburg. After an initial pleasant ride along the Moselle, we crossed a bridge over the river to Luxemburg – which appears to be a very wealthy country with only around 850,000 inhabitants, expensive cars and houses, cheap … Continue reading Luxembourg….und Weinland (that’s wine country)
Yesterday, we boarded The Magnifique I. And immediately felt at home…great crew and very comfortable cabin. We are eight Canadians from Quebec, 18 Americans (from California, Colorado and New York), and six very likeable Australians – all over 60, except for Megan. Yesterday involved meeting everyone and getting familiar with our bikes – in our … Continue reading I want to ride my bicycle, bicycle, bicycle, I want to ride my bicycle. I want to ride my bike. I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it where I like….The Moselle
So, on Sundays, it appears that the only train service to Metz from Epernay runs back to Paris and then to Metz turning a short trip into three hours – albeit at nearly 300 kph. Thanks to Megan’s research we enjoyed a direct trip to our hotel in Metz in a black Mercedes van, like … Continue reading Metz
The first leg of our latest European adventure has begun. Last Wednesday, we boarded our Singapore Airlines flight to Paris via Singapore. Twenty something hours later, we caught the TGV fast train to Reims then a local train to Epernay. Then a short walk to our beautiful rental house at 46 Ave Paul Chandon. Epernay … Continue reading The Adventure Begins – Brisbane to Epernay and Champagne
Yesterday we travelled back to Barcelona from Madrid in just over three hours in the train; most of it at 300kph. And by mid-afternoon, we had checked in to our B&B in Calle Mallorca. Brad and Marg had also arrived in Barcelona, two days early. So we travelled to La Rambla to meet them, strolled … Continue reading Barcelona revisited
Farewelling Marg and Brad, we set off for Madrid; firstly by bus to Malaga; then an Iberia flight (not cancelled), to Madrid. Our loft apartment in Calle Huertas in the centre of Barrio de las Letras was fantastic and in the perfect position in a great street that lead straight into the centre of the … Continue reading MADRID
Our main reason for visiting Granada was to see the Alhambra. However, we quickly realised that we could have included a longer visit to this interesting town on our itinerary. After finding a car park and locating our AirBNB apartment, we set off up the hill for Alhambra. And it was quite a walk, but … Continue reading Granada – and the Alhambra
With limited time to soak up the countryside, we unfortunately had to use the motorway for our trip from Lisbon to Seville – mostly 120kph speed limit travelling in the right hand lanes unless passing. The far left lane is there to quickly dart into to pass and then quickly move out of, lest you … Continue reading Sevilla
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