Whistle stop European tour on a 100PD

[Rob Farmer]

I had intended to do a ride report but you know how it is. Just a few pics to sum up a trip I did in June. Covered just over 6,000 miles.

Channel Tunnel crossing from England to France. Takes about half an hour - try not to think about all the water above your head.



France



Belgium



Germany



Czech republik



Hungary



Romania



Bulgaria



Turkey



Istanbul



Turkey



Bulgaria



Bulgaria crossing into Romania



Romania



Hungary



Austria



Germany



Belgium



France - Dunkirk beaches



Home

[disston]

All looks about what I expected except some how a bit foreign.

A bit long. Maybe you could condense it somehow?

[ME 109]

Superb trip and photos Rob.
A benefit of living in the UK I spose, is that 'It's all right there'

Funny to think that it would probably all fit into the state of New South Wales, Australia, where I live.

[spo123]

Did not look very SUNNY!
Thanks for the pics.

[hardwaregrrl]

Is that a giant birds nest in Hungary? Nice photos! thx Rob

[ME 109]

Originally Posted by hardwaregrrl

Is that a giant birds nest in Hungary? Nice photos! thx Rob

I think the nests are built by storks, and that some people used to put wagon wheels on their roofs to attract the storks to nest there.

[Rob Farmer]

Originally Posted by spo123

Did not look very SUNNY!
Thanks for the pics.

5 days of rain on the way out. 110°F in Turkey which was way too hot for me. Made for some stunning evening views though. See that dark line running horizontally through the centre of the photograph? thats a draining channel, didn't see it when the sun was high and drove into it. That trampled section towards the left represented a 10 minute struggle to manhandle the bike out of it



I was glad to get into Austria on the way back to cool down.

Cooled down more than I expected when the weather closed in. Apart from being soaked to the skin it was beautiful to ride through the mountains in the rain.

Lovely campsite in Austria

[Rob Farmer]

Originally Posted by hardwaregrrl

Is that a giant birds nest in Hungary? Nice photos! thx Rob

You can just about make a stork out on that nest. I sat there for a few minutes trying to get a decent picture. every time I pressed the shutter it ducked down.

[Rob Farmer]

Originally Posted by disston

All looks about what I expected except some how a bit foreign.

A bit long. Maybe you could condense it somehow?

I'd never been into Eastern Europe before. It feels different and every now and then you get a jolt to the history of the place.



Look at the date on the plaque. The column in the background used to be covered in brass plate and was the turning point for chariot racing




Nuremberg those are the steps that Hitler addressed the Nazi party from.

[Rob Farmer]

Originally Posted by ME 109

Funny to think that it would probably all fit into the state of New South Wales, Australia, where I live.

A friend moved to Oz a few years ago and was blown away by the size of the place. If I travel more than a couple of hours each way I'd drop into the sea.