Category Archives: Germany

Hamburg to Malmö, on the bicycle again

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Bryan Keith

A three-country 10-day bicycle trip with Krista and Kurt from Hamburg to Skåne, Sweden.  Ferda and I flew from Antalya to Hamburg via İstanbul, and Krista and Kurt were waiting for us at the Hamburg airport, smiling.  They’d already been on … Continue reading →

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A few fun days in Berlin with Ferda and Antje

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Bryan Keith

During our week in Hannover, Ferda and I lucked out with surprisingly warm weather for December.  In Berlin, however, we found the cold.  Here are Ferda and Antje, braving the cold to visit this outdoor museum: Don’t be deceived by … Continue reading →

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Christmas and New Year in Hannover

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Bryan Keith

Our plans in December and January seemed to change every week, and in the end we had some free time around Christmas and New Year.  One day Ferda and I were chatting with Yasemin when she suggested we go to … Continue reading →

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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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