Before the Bikes: Europe with Mark & Alla
In and around Europe
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Before setting off on the trusty bikes, we spent about 25 days traveling with Tole's parents in the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. By train, car, ferry, and just about every other means of conveyance except bicycles, we saw and consumed a lot in a relatively short period of time. Following are some brief entries for the towns we visited along the way.
We started with Dublin, for just a stopover of a few days, and a couple of pics are included with this entry.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Tole & Jessica
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1
Prague
With a castle overlooking the entire city from high on a hill, a river flowing through it under numerous beautiful bridges, and gorgeous archi... Continue reading »
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2
Salzburg
As Alla told us before we arrived, Salzburg is a gem. The city is rather small, and is tucked up against two large hills jutting ou... Continue reading »
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3
Munich
Munich is awesome. Some Germans we met later in Romania told us it´s even more expensive to live in than Berlin. If they´re right, we could see why... Continue reading »
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4
Nordlingen to Friedrichshafen
From Munich, we rented a car and made the journey to Dachau, where we found it closed. Whoops. Undeterred, we headed on up the "Romanti... Continue reading »
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5
Lucerne, Winterthur and Zurich
First stop in Switzerland was Winterthur, just outside Zurich, where Mark & Alla´s awesome friends, Martin & Barbara, gave us a mighty welc... Continue reading »
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6
The Black Forest
People told us that the Black Forest in Germany has some sort of mystical or magical presence. We were duly skeptical, as at first... Continue reading »
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