Jeruzalem – named by the Crusaders, although this one is in Slovenia – wishful thinking perhaps.
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Budapest’s famous parliament building – Budapest was not as bike friendly as other cities – this is as close as I could get!
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The fading glamour of Szentendre on the “golden bend” of the Danube.
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I came across a lot of “dressing-up” on my trip, this particularly fine example is a Napoleonic re-enactment from Gyor in Hungary.
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The sort of Austrian country house we’d all like to live in.
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An impressive stretch of the Danube at Durnstein in Austria.
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Vienna – very bike friendly and even more impressive than I had expected Austrian cycle facilities were a revelation.
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Straubing one of the many magnificent Bavarian towns on the Danube trail.
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Weltenberg – a brewery and monastery on the banks of the Danube – something for everyone then.
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Sigmaringen in Germany where every town seemed to be built underneath a castle and cathedral.
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Close to the source of the Danube – and 1400Km from when I joined it at Budapest.
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A massive distribution depot on the Rhine near Basle which somehow blends into the countryside and proves that big can be beautiful.
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Following the Rhine North took me back into France – this is Strasbourg
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One problem we don’t have (yet) a stork’s nest on the Town Hall roof.
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In Grantham there was talk of putting an old steam roller on the roundabout near Asda – maybe this is what it would look like?
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A classic view of the Rhine near Bingen in Germany – on the day that the road is closed to cars.
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A Dutch cycle lane – just as I thought that the Austrians and Germans had the best facilities – with paths like this – you don’t need to persuade anyone to get on two wheels.
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Cycle sheds – I think we have racks for about 50 bikes at Grantham station – this is Gronigen station in Holland where there is space for over 5,000!
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The curious sight of a Highland games competition (complete with stalls selling “jolly good” English food) in the Dutch countryside.
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Edam cheese market in full swing.
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