Whirlwind Paris tour

Despite getting in late last night, we woke up early this morning to hit the streets of Paris for a lightning tour. Of course, we started with amazing croissants! It was a lot of pressure to both plan a good route for someone who has never been to Paris and to keep us on track,

En route to Paris

The first stressful part is over. We dismantled our bikes and got on the train with all our stuff well secured. Bert actually landed about 25 minutes early, so we had lots of time at the train station. Now we are sitting in the train, which is, of course, 45 minutes delayed! Sank you for

All packed…

Well, I packed everything on the bike this morning and left it in the office. Now I only need to pick up Bert’s rental bike tomorrow. We’re taking the evening train to Paris. I’m pretty nervous about Deutsche Bahn screwing something up but it should work out – I’ve done a lot of research and

Preparing to meet the Alps via the Splügen pass

The hardest part of the trip by far (and the crowning achievement) will be our journey over the Alps. Besides worries about sustaining long rides over two weeks, my main worry is about making it to the top of the Splügen Pass. I chose Splügen because we had to cross somewhere and I thought this

Marseille to Munich by bike

It’s time to dust off this blog and start writing about my upcoming cycling journey! I guess it makes sense to start with an overview of the trip. On Friday night, we’ll take a train to Paris and sleep near the train station. Early the next morning, I’ll give Bert a whirlwind tour of Paris