- 2006-07-06
- 76km 169Hm Wien, Donauradweg, Bratislava
Start
Bratislava
- 2006-07-07
- 146km 298Hm Most pri Bratislava (510) Sládkovičovo (75) Galanta, ©al'a, Tordoąovce (580) ©urany, Kalná (51) Levice
Mulberry trees are common in south-eastern Europe
- 2006-07-08
- 147km 872Hm (564) Demandice (75) (66) ©ahy (527) Slovenské Ďarmoty [Hungary] Balassagyarmat (22) Salgótarján (21) Bátonyterenye (23) Pétervására
Demandice
Another common sight
- 2006-07-09
- 79km 426Hm Egerbakta (24) Eger, Andonajtálya, Mezőkövesd, Egerlővö, Borsodivánka, Poroszlo, Tiszafüred
Camping near Pétervására
Near Eger
Eger
Tiszafüred
- 2006-07-10
- 176km 99Hm (34) Kunmadaras, Karzag, Kertézsziget, Szeghalom, Véstő, Doboz, Gyula [Romania] Chişineu-Criş, Nadab
- 2006-07-11
- 71km 140Hm Seleuş, Ineu (79a) Buteni
- 2006-07-12
- 111km 800Hm (79a) Vîrfurile (76) Brad (76) (7) Deva
One-horse carts are a common sight in Romania; here the pulling horse (white) has a trainee (brown)
Deva
- 2006-07-13
- 118km 844Hm (7) Simeria (66/E79) Haţeg, Petroşani, Lainici
Deva
Near Haţeg
The Jiu valley near Petroşani; we traveled down the Jiu until the Danube
The Lainici monastery
View from our room near Lainici
- 2006-07-14
- 144km 299Hm (66) Târgu Jiu (66) (6) Filiaşi (6) Craiova
Târgu Jiu
Filiaşi
- 2006-07-15
- 137km 703Hm (55) Bechet, Port Bechet [Bulgaria] Orjakovo, Kneľa, Červen Brjag
Craiova; tramways there look exactly like those on Vienna
Landscape near the Jiu
Close to the Danube
Border, Danube, and ferry
Look back from Bulgaria across the Danube into Romania
Červen Brjag
- 2006-07-16
- 93km 1635Hm Lukovit (3) Jablanica (3) Dľurovo (37) Etropole, Zlatiąki Prohod {~1400m}, Zlatica
Etropole and surroundings
Zlatiąki Prohod {~1400m}
Zlatica
Our nice hotel, called Komplex Ros Mari
- 2006-07-17
- 101km 1123Hm pass {~1100m} (37) Panagjuriąte, Dolno Levski, Eląica, Kalugerovo, Karabunar, Septembri (8) Malko Belovo
unnamed pass (~1100m)
Taking a shortcut on a smaller road
- 2006-07-18
- 155km 1716Hm Belovo, Jundola {~1350m} (84) (small road) (19) Goce Delčev [Greece] Káto Nevrokópi
Road closed due to flooding damage, but we got through
Jundola
Prepare for descent
A Czech tourist, one of the few tourist cyclists we saw before Austria
Near the border near Ilinden
Greece
- 2006-07-19
- 188km 1426Hm (57) Drama (14) Xanthi (2) Komotini
Káto Nevrokópi to Drama
Between Drama and Xanthi
Xanthi
- 2006-07-20
- Rest day in and near Komotini
- 2006-07-21
- 68km 760Hm (2) Sapes, Sikorrachi, Kirki, Alexandroupoli
Alexandropouli
Samothrakis seen from Alexandropouli
- 2006-07-22
- Rest Day in Alexandropouli
Saturday night life in Alexandropouli
- 2006-07-23
- 122km 916Hm (2) Ardani (old E90) [Turkey] (110) Keşan (550) Korukköy
Keşan
Gallipoli peninsula
- 2006-07-24
- 102km 807Hm (550) Gelibolu (550) Eccabat (Ferry) Çanakkale (530) Gökçali, Troia, Tevfikiye
Across the Dardanelles to Çanakkale with views back to Eccabat
First tire destroyed, and the kind of surface used on that road
Troia
- 2006-07-25
- 34km 393Hm Calafat, Tevfikiye, Gökçali (550) Ezine (Bus) Bergama
Tevfikiye
Ezine
Ayran is a nice drink
Bergama (Pergamon)
- 2006-07-26
- 26km 316Hm Akropolis of Bergama, Bergama (Taxi) Ayvalik (Ferry) [Greece] Militini on Lesbos (Ferry)
Akropolis of Bergama
The second dead tire, and the culprit
Taxi to Ayvalik
Ferry from Ayvalik to Mitilini on Lesbos
Mitilini harbour and our Ferry to Piraeus
- 2006-07-27
- (Ferry) Piraeus (Ferry) Heraklion
Piraeus
Heraklion
- 2006-07-28
- 79km 1388Hm Stavrakia, Agia Varvara, Gergeri, Zaros, Kamares, Vori
From Heraklion to Agia Varvara
From Agia Varvara to Vori
- 2006-07-29
- Rest day in Vori
- 2006-07-30
- Rest day in Vori
- 2006-07-31
- 95km 1639Hm Tymbaki, Spili, Ag. Vasilios, Sellia, Komitades
Spili
- 2006-08-01
- 103km 2253Hm Imbros{730m}, Vryses, Ag. Panoles, Nerochori, Ramni, Samonas, Kambi, Gero Primos, Skordiliana, Loulos, Aletrouvaia, Vandes, Mounies, Vamvakopulo, Alikianos, Lakki
From Komitades to Imbros, partly through the Imbros Gorge
The Imbros plateau
Lakki
- 2006-08-02
- 93km 1545Hm Omalos, Kambanos, Maralia, Rodovani, Kandanos, Dris, Strovles, Kissamos
Lakki
Ascent towards Omalos
The Omalos plateau
The Agia Sophia Cave
... and the gorge near it
- 2006-08-03
- 45km 525Hm (Ferry) Antikithera (Ferry) Kithera (Ferry) Gythio, Sparti
Kissamos harbour
Antikithera
Kithera
Gythio
- 2006-08-04
- 146km 2061Hm Tripoli, Levidi, Klitoria, Ano Lousi {1170m} Kalavrita
Sparti and its surroundings
Tripoli and its sourroundings
Near Levidi
Siesta in a small park
Plateau near Ano Lousi
Kalavrita and surroundings
- 2006-08-05
- 74km 845Hm Manesi, Platanos, Halandritsa, Patra (Ferry)
Ferry from Patra
- 2006-08-06
- 133km 1743Hm [Italy] Bari (SS96) Altamura, Gravina in Puglia (SS96bis) Oppido Lucano, Pietragalla (SS169) San Nicola
Bari
Altamura
Gravina in Puglia?
Oppido Lucano
- 2006-08-07
- 150km 1662Hm (SS658) Rionero (SS167) Laghi di Montichio (SS167) (SS401) (SS7/dirC) (SS7) Pratola Serra (SS371)
Near Rionero
Laghi di Montichio
- 2006-08-08
- 128km 930Hm (SS88) Benevento, Telese, San Salvatore, Puglianello (SS372) (SS158) Alife (SS158) Capriati a Volturno (SS158) Montaquila
Benevento
- 2006-08-09
- 128km 1754Hm (SS158) Il Calvario {1112m}, Alfadena (SS82) Paso del Diavolo {1400m} (SS83) Pescina (SS83) Avezzano
Alfadena
From Paso del Diavolo to Marsi area
- 2006-08-10
- 164km 1279Hm Magliano de' Marsi (578) Rieti (79) (?) Forca dell'Arrone, Arrone, Montefranco (209) (395) Cerreti di Spoleto (319) Ottagigi, near Orsano
Rieti
- 2006-08-11
- 132km 700Hm (319) Casenove Serrone (77) Foligno, Spello, Assisi, Palazzo, Sant'Egidio, Bosco, Umbertide, Citta di Castello, Sansepolcro
Foligno
Assisi and surroundings
- 2006-08-12
- 129km 1265Hm Pieve San Stefano, Bagno di Romagna, Santa Sofia, Meldola, Forli (SS9) Faenza
The weather went downhill from there
Faenza
- 2006-08-13
- 200km 312Hm Lugo, Argenta, Quartiere, Runco, Voghiera, Baura, Ruina, Zocca, Polesella, Rovigo, Padova (307) (245) Castelfranco Veneto (667) Caerano di San Marco
Faenza
The Po plain
The Po river
Castelfranco Veneto
- 2006-08-14
- 136km 2333Hm Cornuda, Pederobba, Fener, Segusino, Trichiana, Sédico (203) Agordino, Cernadoi (48) Passo di Falzarego {2105m}, Passo di Valparola {2192m}, Sankt Kassian
Passo di Falzarego and Passo Valparola
St. Kassian
- 2006-08-15
- 142km 1962Hm (244) St. Lorenzen, Bruneck (49) Antholzer Tal, Staller Sattel {2052m} [Austria] Defereggen Tal (B108) Lienz, Iselsberg, Winklern
St. Kassian and Alta Badia valley
Pustatal near Bruneck
Antholzertal
Defereggental
Iseltal
Lienz and the Dolomites
- 2006-08-16
- 92km 2044Hm Heiligenblut, Hochtor {2504m}, Fuscher Törl, Bruck a. d. Glocknerstr., Maishofen, Maria Alm
Heiligenblut
Hochtor
Much better weather on the North side
Fuscher Törl
Descent
Toll station
Near the Zeller See
Steinernes Meer
Bicycle maintenance
Maria Alm
- 2006-08-17
- 121km 1910Hm (B164) Filzensattel {1291m}, Dienten, Dientner Sattel {1357m}, Bischofshofen (B159) (B99) Hüttau (B99) (B166) Annaberg (B166) (Lammertal) (B166) Rußbach, Pass Gschütt {964m} (B166) Gosau, Hallstatt, Obertraun (Koppenstrasse) Bad Aussee (B145) Kainisch
Hochkönig
Bischofshofen and Tennengebirge
Dachstein
Hallstädter See and Hallstadt
Realistically about 16%
Bad Aussee
- 2006-08-18
- 158km 1418Hm (B145) (B308) (R7) Liezen (B112) Admont (B112) Hieflau (B115) (B25) Gams (B25) (B24) Wildalpen (B24) Gußwerk (B20) Maria Zell
Kulm ski-flying hill and Grimming
Grimming
Gesäuse (Enns valley between Admont and Hieflau)
Salza valley
Maria Zell
- 2006-08-19
- 136km 1269Hm (B21) Gschaid {970m} St. Aegyd am Neuwalde (B21) Ochssattel {864m} (B21) Rohr im Gebirge, Haselrast, Gutenstein (B21) Pernitz, Pottenstein (B212) Bad Vöslau, Baden, Pfaffstätten (Weinstraße) Mödling (B17) Wien
View from Ochssattel
Vienna basin
Finally back in Vienna