Grenoble: Wed 11 – Fri 13 Sept: Accommodation Wed 11th September It was a cool morning for our last one in Annecy but Mark went for a ride around the lake, all 39 km, and I had a bit of a walk. It was then just a matter of packing up and heading off to… More

Annecy: Mon 9 – Thurs 12 Sept: Accommodation Mon 9th September It was 30 degrees the day we arrived at Basel and half of that on the day we left. Sadly, we had wet and cool weather for much of the 3 1/2 hr drive down to Annecy. We found our apartment without too much… More

Basel: Sat 7 – Mon 9 Sept: Accommodation Sat 7th Sept It was a glorious morning for our drive down to Basel and forecast to be another warm one with a temperature of 30 degrees. Mark had an early ride before our departure and I had a final walk. It was very nervous going for… More

Heidelberg: Thurs 5 – Sat 7 Sept: Accommodation   Thurs 5th Sept It was a cloudy start to the day for our last morning walk around Köln but this soon cleared to yield blue sky and sunshine for our drive down to Heidelberg. There was a bit of time after checking out of our hotel… More

Cologne (Köln): Mon 2 – Thurs 5 Sept: Accommodation Mon 2nd Sept It was another glorious morning for our drive up to Köln and Mark squeezed in a bike ride before we left and I enjoyed a final walk around Luxembourg. We were heading higher, latitude-wise, but it was still forecast to be hot in… More

Luxembourg: Sat 31 Aug – Mon 2 Sept: Accommodation Sat 31 Aug It was shaping up to be a beautiful day for our last morning in Namur and our drive down to Luxemburg. We had a bit of time between checking out of our hotel and checking in at the apartment so we made a… More

Namur: Thurs 29 – Sat 31 Aug: Accommodation Thurs 29th Aug It was forecast to be another warm and glorious day in Ghent for our departure. Mark set off for an early ride and I went on a walk before meeting up for a coffee at the delightful cafe below our apartment, Merveilleux. We had… More

Ghent: Tue 27- Thurs 29 Aug: Accommodation   Tues 27 Aug It was our first and last morning of waking in Breda and luckily the weather was fine and sunny so Mark set off for a ride in the Forrest and I went for a walk. We had planned to meet up for a coffee… More

Breda: Sun 25th – Tue 27th Aug 2025: Accommodation Sunday 25th August Our travel from Sydney to Amsterdam, via stops at Singapore and Copenhagen, although lengthy went well until we arrived in Amsterdam. You see, our luggage arrived but not Dagwood Defy, Mark’s bike. This resulted in a lengthy wait of 2 hours at ‘lost… More