Sunday 19 April 2015
So it's after lunch & things are warming up... beer o'clock... at last! 
Sunday 19 April 2015
Lunch time! Plenty of choices but also crowds. Valkenburg is a beautiful place to visit even when there's no race.
Sunday 19 April 2015
Freebies from the sponsors. Shame it's their alcohol free product! 
Guess not everyone on course is 18+
Sunday 19 April 2015
Tight corner, chase on... no smiles from the riders at this spot! Got some recognition from the team car though 
Sunday 19 April 2015
Here comes the break... there goes the break!
Sunday 19 April 2015
Positioning for first passage of the riders. Easy enough this early to stand right on the corner bottom of Cauberg.
Sunday 19 April 2015
Meanwhile out on course: calm before the storm. The famous Cauberg. Plenty of amateurs climbed this before the race.
Sunday 19 April 2015
Bottom of the Cauberg & an early start in the bars here for die hard fans. And no... they are not all sipping coffee!
Sunday 19 April 2015
Nippy 6° here in Valkenberg. Brrrr... Booking hotel in town for this evening... Best idea ever. No parking anywhere else! #AGR2015
Saturday 18 April 2015
Short afternoon stroll around Diest. Chose to stay completely at random but turned out to be very pleasant. Lucky!
Saturday 18 April 2015
Today's ride in Belgium. Bit of pavé, bit of gravel. Cold (despite the sun) & bloody windy. Who'd have thought?!
Friday 17 April 2015
Bar 300m from 1st Belgium stop! Didn't order last menu item as feel that is cheating. One must call the beer line!
Wednesday 15 April 2015
Short morning stroll to the bakery. And the prize... currant bun & some rhubarb thing. €2. Bargain!
Wednesday 15 April 2015
Pratiwi suggested coffee & cake, but this is Germany so... Bitburger with our Blackforest Gateaux 
Wednesday 15 April 2015
Short stroll up the hill above Cochem yields a great view
Wednesday 15 April 2015
Currywurst for lunch. It's only sausage & chips covered in spicy (not by our standards, mind) ketchup but still yum!
Wednesday 15 April 2015
Sightseeing in Cochem. Beautiful little village in the heart of the Mosel.
Wednesday 15 April 2015
Eltz castle, hiding in the hills. Walking down to it has one pondering how many came before in it's 850 year history.
Tuesday 14 April 2015
Messing about by the river Evening walk along the Mosel from a small weingut we are staying at in Ediger-Eller.
Tuesday 14 April 2015
Great to be back on the bike in the sunny Mosel But 6 wks of travel, 1 of gastro & 1 of flu has left zero form
Monday 13 April 2015
By evening we find ourselves by the banks of the Mosel. Suddenly vineyards & pretty little villages everywhere.
Monday 13 April 2015
Afternoon team in Sankt Goar. Had to put up with apple strudel in lieu of scones. It's Germany after all Yum!
Monday 13 April 2015
Driving along the Rhine, castle spotting. It's pretty easy as are frequently dotted along the banks. Great history.
Monday 13 April 2015
Lunch stop by the Rhine. Hearty German food all round - dumplings & stew. Very quiet here off season, nice for us
Sunday 12 April 2015
Dinner at Greek restaurant in Germany. Confused & didn't know what we were ordering but was tasty when it arrived!
Sunday 12 April 2015
Next Sunday's room booked 700m from the Cauberg. Looked at pics & realised we will be there: every hair on my body stood on end! #AGR2015
Saturday 11 April 2015
Messing about in a German Ikea. Could we live in a 55m² apartment? Yes, as long as we don't have too many pillows!
Saturday 11 April 2015
Grey day in Heidelberg. Very busy main street but some quiet spots to be found. Left a good impression. Will return!
Saturday 11 April 2015
Passing through Speyer so stopped for quick walk. There's a huge Cathedral here but it's quite plain inside.
Friday 10 April 2015
Small cafe/beer garden near Birkweiler. Been ill last few days but now this is beginning to feel like a holiday!
Friday 10 April 2015
Driving around German countryside. Vines looking a bit bare, but still lovely here. This is just above Birkweiler.
Friday 10 April 2015
Dropped by Landau for lunch. Ended up in town square with lots of blossom on the trees this time of year. Very nice.
Thursday 9 April 2015
Remember Neustadt square we vowed to luncheon in? German's aren't much on presentation, but it was so tasty! Yum!
Thursday 9 April 2015
Rhein valley in spring & fruit trees by vineyards are in blossom. We took a short walk near Gimmeldingen to enjoy
Wednesday 8 April 2015
Quick look at Neustadt today. Good looking place for lunch, but we have already eaten. Doh! Let us remedy that soon!
Tuesday 7 April 2015
Had to fend for ourselves today. Went to nearest eatery. It happened to be a bierkeller. Had beer & schnitzel. Will surely sleep like a log!
Monday 6 April 2015
First evening in Germany. Decisions, decisions. Of course, the 'choice' is obvious when one thinks about it!
Monday 6 April 2015
Willkommen in Deutschland! So let's go to an Indonesian function. It's what all the locals seem to be doing #FeelingSleepy #JetLag
Monday 6 April 2015
Best way to kill time in Changi airport. Find TV no one is watching & turn over to catch finale of Flanders. Love it!
Sunday 5 April 2015
Well... that's it for now! So long Sydney, see you in a year or two? Or whenever? Seriously, who knows, we'll figure it out later!
Sunday 5 April 2015
Nice view of the city & 'burbs after takeoff. See you around Sydney! And some crazy top end storm a few hours later.
Friday 3 April 2015
After 6 days of, erm, 'problems' I've lost 5kg or more. For the record 73.4kg now. Can go wild on sauerkraut, schnitzel & beer on Monday!
Sunday 29 March 2015
I've been certified unfit to fly! So we'll be in Sydney a few more days. Would be fun if I could move more than 3 feet from a toilet! 
Saturday 28 March 2015
A month of eating anything I like everywhere in Thailand & Indonesia without much issue. 12 hours back in Sydney & now sick as a dog!
Friday 27 March 2015
Hello Sydney! Should be a pic of sunset beer by bridge & Opera House but preping for Europe in dark bar instead
Thursday 26 March 2015
We have an evening flight so must to hang around the beach & hotel all day. Tough, but if it has to be done...
Thursday 26 March 2015
Today's breakie was quiet restrained, despite that 8km run on the beach beforehand. What is the world coming to!
Thursday 26 March 2015
Images from this morning's jog along Jimbaran Beach. Very much a place of work with lots of fishermen grafting hard.
