Category Archives: Germany

Good cycling in heavily populated western Germany?

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Bryan Keith

After leaving the Rhine Gorge we came quickly to what looked on the map like a pretty ugly section of the tour, one big city after another — Bonn, Köln, Düsseldorf, Essen.  Then we’d be in Holland.  However, I was … Continue reading →

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The Rhine Gorge — a disappointment?

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Bryan Keith

The highlight of a Rhine River bicycle tour might be the Rhine Gorge, aka Upper Middle Rhine Valley, the whole of which is yet another UNESCO World Heritage Site.  If there’s an all-purpose worldwide travel bucket list, it’s these World … Continue reading →

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The Rhine River without Krista

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Bryan Keith

My friend, Krista, has planned on a Rhine cycle tour for years.  When she and Kurt suggested we do it together, it sounded great.  Krista described it as quite flat, lots of castles, lots of good food, and a little … Continue reading →

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Riding through the heat of southern Germany

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Bryan Keith

One of the reasons to go on a bicycle tour in July was to get away from the heat of Antalya where it’s 35°C every day.  I hate to come to Europe and complain about the heat, but, wow, it … Continue reading →

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Eight hours in Düsseldorf

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Bryan Keith

On my trip west Air Berlin was nice enough to give me an overnight in Berlin where I was able to see Antje.  On the way back, however, it was eight hours in Düsseldorf which I wasn’t really looking forward … Continue reading →

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