Category Archives: General

And today we cycled 93 km from Györ to Esztergom. Today I was reminded that I do things the wrong way round in cycling, And maybe in life. On Monday I moaned about the headwind but never mentioned that we had … Continue reading →

We have been visiting Hungary for over twenty years, mostly to Budapest. Our connection with Budapest started when Tommy aged one and a half first went to the Peto Institute for treatment. That started our relationship with Conductive Education and later … Continue reading →

80 km today from … A few thoughts before I finally put Bratislava to bed. The number of Japanese tourists in Bratislava was very noticeable – at our hotel and generally around the city. Yes the internet was available everywhere … Continue reading →

Today was a wonderful day in Bratislava. At the weekend I was delighted to spend time in Vienna and get to know it better but I already had a feel for that city having been there briefly a few times. Bratislava … Continue reading →

I was reading up on Bratislava, a city about which I knew very little. It has a population of 450,000. Apart of course from general interest, the population of a place is important for us cyclists – the bigger the … Continue reading →

We had a great weekend in Vienna. I’d been to Vienna before but had never spent much time in the city, it was nice to get a chance to see a bit more of it. Vienna is big – 1.8 million … Continue reading →

Friday was a long cycle – 126 km from Melk to Vienna. As normal, we set off early when there’s a long cycle on the cards. I should have noticed something strange – after yesterday when the Véloroute was crawling … Continue reading →

Linz to Melk was a lovely flat 111 km cycle today with the wind behind us in the afternoon. I mentioned that St Mary’s Cathedral was just beside our hotel last night – it was just outside our window. Normally … Continue reading →

Today we had the most amazing ice creams on the edge of the Danube – Pumpkin Seed Sundaes – the silkiest vanilla ice cream, pumpkin seed brittle, pumpkin seed oil and chocolate sauce. Ice cream to die for – Or at least … Continue reading →

Today we cycled 101 km from Deggendorf to Schlögen in Austria and it was a lovely and flat. We set off with the sky again looking very threatening. In the past, people looked at the sky for signs of what the … Continue reading →