Today's ride was mostly along the N70 highway, so there wasn't much interesting scenery. My GPS died within the first kilometre, but it didn't really matter until the last part. I could see the city on the other side of the river, but no bridge to cross over. The first tunnel I saw was for … Continue reading EU Day 73: Riding Ghent (BEL) to Antwerp (BEL)
Europe Tour: Jul 2015 – Oct 2015
EU Day 71-72: Riding Bruges (BEL) to Ghent (BEL) and rest day
Today was quite lazy, I had toast for breakfast, the first time in weeks. I discovered that Specloos, a gingerbread biscuit made in Belgium which is often served with coffee, makes a sandwich spread. It's awesome and I'll make sure I bring a jar of it home. I chatted with Jon, the fellow cycle tourer … Continue reading EU Day 71-72: Riding Bruges (BEL) to Ghent (BEL) and rest day
EU Day 70: Riding Dunkirk (FRA) to Bruges (BEL)
Today's ride was way better than yesterday, I started the day with a nice sleep in, a breakfast of mostly croissants and a trip to the museum nearby. It was located in the bunker which was the headquarters for the French Forces in World War II. There was loads of information and display items for … Continue reading EU Day 70: Riding Dunkirk (FRA) to Bruges (BEL)
EU Day 69: Riding Boulogne-Sur-Mer (FRA) to Dunkirk (FRA)
Today's ride wasn't great, I was lost for the first half, among the rolling hills. Every wrong turn sent me up and down extra hills and I ended up climbing twice as much as I needed to, plus 11km further. My original directions sent me to a highway which was closed and I unsuccessfully tried … Continue reading EU Day 69: Riding Boulogne-Sur-Mer (FRA) to Dunkirk (FRA)
EU Day 67-68: Riding Berck (FRA) to Boulogne-Sur-Mer (FRA) and rest day
Another day of rain, but at least there was a day off afterwards for me to dry off. I managed to find a bike shop around the corner and reattached my rear brakes, so it was time to roll. The tailwind pushed me the whole time and the route was pretty much a straight line. … Continue reading EU Day 67-68: Riding Berck (FRA) to Boulogne-Sur-Mer (FRA) and rest day
EU Day 66: Riding Dieppe (FRA) to Berck (FRA)
I was still feeling dizzy today, but I had to cycle since there weren't any reliable public transport options. There were blue skies, so I tried to make the most of it and cover as many kilometres as possible before it rained. I saw grey clouds approaching from the east, going in the same direction … Continue reading EU Day 66: Riding Dieppe (FRA) to Berck (FRA)
EU Day 65: Train Rouen (FRA) to Dieppe (FRA)
I woke up this morning feeling dizzy, similar to what I experienced in Gotse Delcev, Bulgaria a month ago. I still haven't figured out what the cause is, but after sleeping in until nine and seeing the stormy weather, the train seemed like a good option. The 8km ride to the train station didn't take … Continue reading EU Day 65: Train Rouen (FRA) to Dieppe (FRA)
EU Day 64: Riding Paris (FRA) to Rouen (FRA)
This was meant to be the 127km ride, it was rainy and I was prepared with plenty of food and water, even using my back up camera so I could leave my phone in the waterproof bag. It rained before I even left the apartment, but it couldn't be worse than the stinking hot days. … Continue reading EU Day 64: Riding Paris (FRA) to Rouen (FRA)
Phone died
My phone has mysteriously died and cannot be fixed until I return to Australia and I am using a French keyboard and do not know how to use the punctuation: There probably will not be any new posts for a little while: Fingers crossed I find a way around it; cycling without maps is hard: … Continue reading Phone died
EU Day 62-63: Exploring Paris
I was so excited to wake up this morning, Chris and Frank gave me a bunch of ideas of what I could check out and all their suggestions were in TripAdvisor's top 10 activities. We started off with the Museé D'Orsay, a massive museum across the river from the Louvre (seeing that tomorrow so I … Continue reading EU Day 62-63: Exploring Paris
Jenny on Wheels 