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Unfortunately, there were a few losses during the trip. Either due to destruction by external factors (often bramble bushes - a plague, I tell you), my own carelessness, general...

Today, our tour concludes with the journey from Merzig to Völklingen. The remainder of the route along the Saar and Moselle will be featured in a separate blog. France has...

Goodbye France

Today we travel from Metz to Malling for our final overnight stay in France. Tomorrow we will cross the border into Germany following the planned route.

On the way to the cathedral, we witness a beautiful example of how driving lessons are conducted in driving schools across other nations when there is only a bus lane on the road.

We had parked the bikes in the fitness room as instructed by the reception, which was subsequently locked. When we returned to the hotel after dinner the night before departure,...

The cathedral once again receives its own blog post. Currently, it is being generously restored and renovated, creating a very special atmosphere in the interior. For more...

While we have breakfast at the hotel, the laundry next door is spinning in the machine and then in the dryer: no desire for hand washing. And besides, dust and mildew need to be...

Saint-Dezier - Ménil-la-Horgne After a night without any flight departures, we start the journey for the first time this morning in the rain. Light rain. It lasts for about an...

Yesterday, the French lost to the Spaniards, and already the sunflowers are drooping their heads. Maria had predicted this. Troyes - Dienville We leave...

We sleep in and then stroll into the old town. There’s quite a manageable number of people out and about.

Today we are heading to Troyes for the second leg of our journey, planning to cover about 86 km. The weather report is not looking good; the wind strength and direction are...

In the next two days, we plan to travel to Troyes and have planned the first leg to La Tombe. 77 km at a maximum of 34 °C, starting just after seven o'clock should go smoothly....

Today we start at 7:00 AM from the hotel and have 85 km ahead of us with a later temperature of 37 °C.

Today we're spending the day in Orléans, and you'll find some impressions of this wonderful city in this blog. The cathedral will get its own post.

We visited the cathedral both in the morning and in the evening. The impressions are completely different, and I highly recommend doing a double visit. In the evening, the...

In the morning, we are disturbed in our tent by unusual noises. I suspect it's road construction where asphalt seams are being sealed with tar and gas burners. It’s supposed to...

Today we head to Orléans; unlike the youths, who played volleyball in the dark until 10:45 PM, we are awake at 6 AM. The campsite neighbor, who is walking to her father and comes...

Today we are going via Tours to Amboise. Due to the expected 38 °C, we are only traveling 45 km so that we can arrive at the campsite by noon and enjoy the rising heat there.

Today we are heading to Savonnières on the Cher. This teaches us that not only old American beauty icons have that name. Breakfast today will be in the city.

Today we are traveling to Saumur, where one of the impressive Loire castles awaits us. We will admire it from the opposite bank. For those who want to know more,

Today, we are somewhat on the way back to Hamburg and for the first time on the tour heading directly east.

The cathedral deserves its own place in the blog because it must definitely be visited.

We start with breakfast at Café Fika, of course with a cinnamon roll following a Swedish recipe.

Today we are going to Nantes and we will reach the next big river. We will stay two nights in the city to have enough time for exploration. As a conclusion to our stay in Clisson:...

Today we are heading 65 km to Clisson, which seems simple in terms of heat and elevation.

Today we are once again going up and down to Bournezeau.

We spend some time in the morning repairing the leaking front wheel of the Velotraum. Filling the sealant doesn't go as hoped, taking the tire off - putting in sealant hasn't been...

For breakfast, there is finally no white bread, but muesli. This is a real change. Today we are going a short distance to La Rochelle. However, the 35 km route constantly goes up...

Today we are heading to Rochefort after taking the ferry over the estuary of the Dordogne and the Garonne to Royan. We will start at 07:00 AM with our bikes from Surlac-sur-Mer...