European tour012
Tour12 - Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, and back to Germany
Day01:
Dalldorf to Hamburg, Germany: A cold day with bad side/head winds make my first day a hard one
Day02:
Harburg to Stiepelse, Germany.: An easy, but chilly, day on/near the Elbe
Day03:
Stiepelse to Wittenberge, Germany: A nice day on the Elb
Day04:
Wittenberge to Gollenberg, Germany: A short day into the wind. I route to Berlin
Day05:
Gollenberg to a Hotel 20 km from the center of Potsdam, Germany: Less wind and less cold made for a nice ride today
Day06:
Hotel near Potsdam to Berlin, Germany: A short ride to Potsdam and a short train trip followed by an even shorter ride in Berlin
Day07:
Berlin to near Czech on the Elbe Radweg using a train to Dresden: A nice day with some minor issues...
Day08:
:Near Bad Schadau, Germany to Novy Bor, Czech Republic: Riding across northern CZ is almost as hard as riding in the Alps
Day09:
Novy Bor to Jicin, Czech: Going for flat(ter) riding on another damp gray day
Day10:
Jicin to Nachod, CZ: Very nice last day in CZ
Day11:
Nachod, CZ to Paczkow, PL: A very long - 9:30 AM to 7 PM - day with a LOT of climbing and great riding
Day12:
Paczkow to Glogowek, PL: A very different riding day than yesterday
Day13:
Glogowek to at a hotel near Mikolow, PL on 44/E75: A good day of riding
Day14:
near Mikolow to Krakow, PL: Going back to Kazimierz
Day15:
Krakow to Przemsyl, Poland, by train: Saving a few days by not repeating a ride I did a few years ago
Day16:
Przemsyl, PL to near L'viv UA: First day in Ukraine
Day17:
Near L'viv to near Dobromyl, Ukraine: Riding in the rain
Day18:
Near Dobromyl to Dobromyl, Ukraine: A broken rack means a short day
Day19:
Dobromyl to near the Polish border on E40 then into Przemsyl. PL: A successful quest for a replacement rack
Day20:
Przemsyl, PL to Stryi, UA: This was my only 100 mile day on this tour
Day21:
Stryi to about 15 km before Ivano-Frankivisk, UA: A very hard, short day
Day22:
From about 15 km before Ivano-Frankivisk to Kolomyia, UA: It was another chilly day, with on and off light rain and very little sun
Day23
Kolomyia to about 25 km north of the Romanian border, UA: A nice riding day in Ukraine
Day24:
25 km north of the Romanian border, UA to Radauti, Romania: Back injury leads to short day
Day25:
Radauti to Tirgu Neampt, RO: A, mostly very pretty, day riding in Romania
Day26:
Tirgu Neampt to Bacau, RO: A great ride
Day27:
Bacau to Focsani, RO: A wind assisted, hot, day riding south in Romania
Day28:
Focsina to Urziceni ,RO: Another long, hot, wind assisted, day
Day29:
Urziceni to Calarasi,RO: My last day in Romania
Day30:
Calarasi,RO to near Venets, BG: My first day in Bulgaria
Day31:
Near Venets to Targovishte, BG: Another hot day in Bulgaria
Day32:
Targovishte, to 20 km south of Kotel, BG: In the mountains of Bulgaria
Day33:
20 km south of Kotel to Sliven, BG: A short day because of threatening weather
Day34:
Sliven to near Chirpan, BG: Heading for Blagoevgrad
Day35:
1 km west of Chirpan to Peshtera, BG: Getting into the mountains
Day36:
Peshtera to Vilingrad, BG: A short, very hard, day
Day37:
Vilingrad to Razlog, BG: A good day in the mountains
Day38:
Razlog to Blagoevgrad, BG: Probably my last day of cycling on this tou
Day39:
Getting to Germany from Bulgaria: My train trip with bicycle from southeastern Europe to northwestern Europe