Munich
August 4, 2015We started the day in Wien with a run before a huge breakfast at the hotel we stayed in.We arrived in Munich after a 4 hour train trip from Wien. It was a scenic ride with lots of fields, mountain ranges, tunnels and pretty villages. In Munich we stayed a… Read more
Wien
August 2, 2015We traveled by train from Prague to Wien (Vienna) which is very confusing with all the different spelling of towns. Their railway stations are like our airports! We’ve had reserved seats all along as you would on a fight and it only cost a few Euros extra but every train… Read more
Prague to Vienna
August 1, 2015After a run round the park and packing our gear we walked round the corner to a little cafe for breakfast. Check out the receipt ; 4 coffes,2 croissants,2 lots scrambled eggs, bread, for 347 crowns =$19.20 Aus ! Walked to the train station and boarded the train for Vienna.… Read more
Circles in Prague
July 31, 2015Arrived in Prague by train from Berlin in the evening and while heading to our accommodation had a treacherous time crossing one of the intersections only to find later that there was a safe passage via a tunnel. We are staying near the Wencelesas square area and walked a short… Read more
Fernsehturm and Siegessäule Berlin
July 28, 2015Last day in Berlin ,after Rick had run through the Tiergarten, we first spent walking round the beautiful gardens. When in this are you can always see the Siegessäule,the Victory Column, its gold Eagle atop glistening at all angles. It is situated in the middle of a roundabout with 6… Read more
Berlin
July 28, 2015We walked about 3km in the rain from our air bnb to Copenhagen railway station with our heavier bags now that I’ve bought a couple of things in Bergen. Taking a bus or taxi would probably have been smarter! The train trip took 7 hours and our train was 4… Read more
Denmark to Germany
July 26, 2015Travelled on the train from Copenhagen to Berlin via Hamburg. On the way the train is driven onto a ferry for the trip from one island to another across the Denmark German border. A not for Mr Abbott – windpower on BOTH shores ! More on the trip later …. Read more
Copenhagen
July 25, 2015We arrived in Copenhagen after a one hour flight from Bergen on Nowergeian Airlines which has a lots of leg room probably become of all the tall Norwegian people! We took the train to the Christianshava area where we are in a air bnb which consists of a mattress on… Read more
Bergen
July 22, 2015We’ve had a great time in Bergen despite the cool weather. Yesterday we walked straight up hill rather than taking the train and then some more on the mountain. Bergen is very mountainous so we had some great views of the mainly white wooden houses from the top of the… Read more
Oslo to Bergen
July 21, 2015Caught the train from Oslo to Bergen .The trip takes around 7 hours going over a spectacular mountain range and alongside the fjord as it descends on the other side. We arrived in Bergen at 10pm still in broad daylight and checked in to the Grand Terminus Hotel. #ngg-gallery-3589 .ngg-pro-masonry-item… Read more
Moss and Oslo
July 20, 2015We arrived by ferry to Oslo and walked from the ferry terminal to the railway station. It was a sunny day and about high teens in temperature. Oslo is very green as is Norway in general. I had to find a toilet which I did with difficulty in the old… Read more
Bavaria
July 19, 2015The week before the Triathlon we stayed in Kalbensteinberg which is a very pretty village in Bavaria. I spent a lot of time walking on the winding country roads to near villages which were also very picturesque. We had a visit to the local church and were surprised with how… Read more
Kiel to Oslo
July 17, 2015Two days after the triathlon we left the beautiful village of Kalbensteinberg to head to Oslo. We were a bite late to get started still recovering from the previous night’s Australasian after party though Lil says the schnapps left her head as clear as a bell. Fortunately the GPS lead… Read more
Race the Legend
July 15, 2015So race day finally arrives and it is going to be a long one , and a hot one. The Roth Challenge is one of those must do races for triathletes but also the biggest in the world with close to 5000 entries , with close to 3000 individual entries… Read more
Calw
July 14, 2015#ngg-gallery-3168 .ngg-pro-masonry-item { margin-bottom: 10px; } I lived in Calw nearly 50 years ago so was determined to go there! Rick drove on the very fast autobahn the 205 km from where we are staying in Kalbensteinberg! We didn’t leave till mid afternoon and got back about 2000hrs! It was… Read more
Kalbensteinberg
July 11, 2015Arrived in Munich from Dubai and after clearing customs picked up the hire car, a brand new Citroen ,and after finally working out the technology were soon on the Autobahn heading towards Kalbensteinberg. The village is a small place with a population of only 300. The original guesthouse building is… Read more
Dubai
July 7, 2015Getting close more waiting at Dubai Airport Read more