Tuesday 7 August 2012

Cycle loop by Hallstätter See. Dubious Austrian bike paths more like train station, elevated walkway or firetrail! wink

Monday 6 August 2012

Rather overcast views across Lake Hallstatt. Pretty impressive all the same. Should look good on a blue sky day!

Monday 6 August 2012

Königssee. Beautiful (allegedly the cleanest lake in Germany) but sadly only time for a very short walk here.

Monday 6 August 2012

Just one random view from the trip today. Beautiful scenery everywhere from Reit im Winkl to Hallstatt.

Monday 6 August 2012

Weitsee near Reit im Winkl. Pretty little lake & nudist spot. Not that we knew that before! I'll spare the details wink

Sunday 5 August 2012

Stuck in a German beer garden in torrential rain. Luckily we have the essentials: big umbrella, more beer & pancakes!

Sunday 5 August 2012

Best dish ever? Pork steak, fried onions & sautéed potatoes topped with wurst wrapped with bacon. Nom, nom, nom! tongue

Sunday 5 August 2012

Today's ride over to Austria & back. Definition of 'bike path' bit fuzzy here so some cyclocross action in there wink

Sunday 5 August 2012

Pratiwi enjoying the balcony outside our room. Nice traditional guest house here in Reit im Winkl.

Saturday 4 August 2012

Dinner at Porto Bello. Traditional German (the name surprised us!). Accordion guy made some (thankfully good) noise!

Saturday 4 August 2012

Might be raining a bit here. But wait... here comes the sun ♩ ♫ ♩ ♫ grin

Saturday 4 August 2012

Take my update from this time yesterday and replace 'men' with 'women'. Team GB are setting the track on fire in London!

Saturday 4 August 2012

Passing the aptly named 'Panorama Restaurant Kanzelkehre'... yes... another excuse to break up the trip smile

Saturday 4 August 2012

Passing Achensee couldn't resist having a little break and a stroll. Sadly a bit cloudy but nice all the same.

Saturday 4 August 2012

Despite how it looks this is a rather empty Sylvensteinsee Dam, looking back towards where we just came from.

Saturday 4 August 2012

Paddling in the river Isar. By the strange little toll road through Karwendel und Karwendelvorgebirge Nature Reserve.

Saturday 4 August 2012

Babi hutan!!!! Right outside our hotel (apartment) here in Farchant (lovely place). Scary if it wasn't so tame! wink

Saturday 4 August 2012

Post ride breakie: schnitzel, meat ball, salmon, sliced meat & cheeses, eggs, breads, cakes, fruit salad, yoghurt, cereals, juice, tea... smile

Saturday 4 August 2012

Found Garmin Connect user street next to hotel. Put great 55km loop in Edge. Local knowledge means quite country roads. Gotta love that! smile

Friday 3 August 2012

Dinner at Hotel Gasthof Alter Wirt in Farchant. Authentic German fare. Simple, cheap & tasty. Just how we like it! grin

Friday 3 August 2012

Upon arrival in Farchant... enjoying complimentary cakes, coffee & tea. We even had to decline a second helping! tongue

Friday 3 August 2012

Unbelievable men's Team Pursuit final! Hairs standing on end watching that even with German commentary wink Must be electric in the velodrome!

Friday 3 August 2012

Back in the Alps after 3 weeks away. This time on the German side. Next week Austrian side. We like mountains smile Hope my legs still work wink

Friday 3 August 2012

The Moorish Kiosk in the grounds of Linderhof Palace... not something you expect to find in the Bavarian mountains!

Friday 3 August 2012

Linderhof Palace under the sun/clouds/sun (excuse lighting). Small, but fountain is a bit impressive & nice grounds.

Friday 3 August 2012

Ettal Abbey (Kloster). Very impressive under the dome but seems just about everything else is closed to the public.

Friday 3 August 2012

Picnic lunch by Ammersee, Bavaria. Peddle boats on water, mini golf by park we're in. €5 for our food. Germany stuck in 70s time warp? wink

Friday 3 August 2012

Unusual semi-submerged statues by Amersee. And geese bullying Pratiwi. She'll stick to feeding ducks from now on! wink

Friday 3 August 2012

Augsburg Dom in the morning. Quite nice, but also a little plain. Well, aside from those windows.

Thursday 2 August 2012

We overnight in Augsburg. Seemed quite a vibrant place. Shame about the overhead cables, but that's modern living sad

Thursday 2 August 2012

Dinkelsbuhl: another quaint little German village we just passed through.

Thursday 2 August 2012

Kaethe Wohlfahrt shop. Huge & very Christmassy! No photos allowed but Pratiwi loved it so couldn't resist. Oops! wink

Thursday 2 August 2012

Rothenburg ob der Tauber in the morning. Walking off some of our very nice, very large, breakfast.

Thursday 2 August 2012

Breakfast at Altes Brauhaus in Rothenburg ob der Tauber (not too shabby for 300 years old!), & the aftermath. Yum tongue

Wednesday 1 August 2012

More walking in Rothenburg ob der Tauber after dinner. Moon rise over the village a bonus feature smile

Wednesday 1 August 2012

Meistertrunk clock: a celebration of Mayor Nusch who saved the village in 1631 by downing 6 pints of wine. Go Mayor!

Wednesday 1 August 2012

Evening walk in Rothenburg ob der Tauber before a little drink and some dinner.

Wednesday 1 August 2012

The Neumünster here in Würzburg. With all that fancy decoration kind of like stepping inside a giant wedding cake? wink

Wednesday 1 August 2012

Just a few more random sights from Würzburg before we move on down 'The Romantic Road'.

Wednesday 1 August 2012

Almost drove straight by Würzburg, but glad we didn't. The Residenz here is nice save for one slightly scary statue!

Wednesday 1 August 2012

Pratiwi looking out from our room. Rather quaint place in Schotten which was very quite & perhaps a bit eccentric? wink

Tuesday 31 July 2012

Dinner in Schotten. What else but beer & schnitzel? Nice place but so quite. Think we have whole hotel to ourselves!

Tuesday 31 July 2012

At the highest point in Holland. All of 322m. Only 100m or so climb from the village below & every bike here is triple or compact. WTF?!

Tuesday 31 July 2012

Dutch priorities on the roads... correct! Sad not to have time for a spin here, but it is flat & was chilly!

Tuesday 31 July 2012

The joys of a Dutch hotel: bacon at breakfast, lots of it, cooked perfectly. Other stuff is very nice too. But go on... Just 1 more plate wink

Monday 30 July 2012

Pratiwi was so happy to find an Indonesian restaurant here in Vaals. Great food! The Dutch colonial connection helps.

Monday 30 July 2012

Dinner at 'Jakarta Going', really authentic Indonesian restaurant in Vaals (Holland). So good & padang soooo hot. Mouth on fire. Yum! tongue

Monday 30 July 2012

Stopped by Brussels for lunch in on/off sunshine & showers. Never ate here when was local, but now as a tourist... wink

Monday 30 July 2012

Nom, nom, nom, nom tongue Lunch in the Grand Place, Brussels. Bit colder than when I stood sweating & watched the world cup here though. Brrrr!

Monday 30 July 2012

Bit of early morning action in Brugge. Dare I say, might even have been out a little too early? Shocker! wink