Cruising The Rhine: Day 4 – The, Err… Mosel
We’re now on the Mosel in Germany and at 6am this morning it was beautiful…
Cruising The Rhine: Day 3 – Koblenz Miscellanea
There’s no theme to these; just what attracted my eyes as I wandered from ‘German Corner’ where the Rhine meets the Mosel towards the old town. Some you may like, some you may loathe. You’ll be glad I squeezed some bicycles in there… Enjoy!
Cruising The Rhine: Day 3 – Koblenz And The Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
A relaxing morning in Koblenz during which nothing bicycle- or cycling-related happened (well, apart from me finding the first EuroVelo 15 sign…). So it’s just the sightseeing today I’m afraid. The Rough Guide didn’t big up the city – “not many attractions” – but I found a sufficient […]
Cruising The Rhine: Day 3 – Arriving In Koblenz
This travel blogging malarkey is hard work; up with the larks, filming, chatting with the captain, watching the world go by. It’s not yet 9am. The street cleaners will sympathise…
Cruising The Rhine: Day 2 – Speyer
I can’t ever remember knowing about the existence of a place called Speyer until it was mentioned in the pre-visit briefing last night. Mannheim, yes. Cologne, of course. Dusseldorf, obviously… but Speyer, never. So this morning’s stroll around “one of Germany’s oldest cities” was nice. A bit like […]
Manchester To Basel… And Mannheim, Birthplace Of The Bicycle!
Well this is all new to me. But I have to admit, I’m already missing the bike. Let me recap… As you may recall (because I told you in this post only last week), I have been asked to deliver some talks on a river cruise boat along […]
