Biketrip Eurovelo 6 – 2015

Biketrip Eurovelo 6 – 2015

A list of all posts during my Eurovelo 6 trip back in 2015.

Proper introduction

Hello again, now about this missing introduction. My name is Tobias and soon I’ll soon be riding on the Eurovelo 6 to the black see. Didn’t see that coming? Note to self, maybe less (in this case humour) could be profitable for this blog. The idea is to put some basic information about preparation on …

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The start

Nothing ever goes like planned. But this should not be a problem but taken like interesting variations. Mila’s sister arrived yesterday in our apartment so we profited from the morning and I showed here around Lyon a bit. But the urge to be on the bike is strong since weeks so I’ll start now, 15h16 …

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Day 1 – Chalôn-sur-Saone to Seurre

Started great, good weather, perfect signed way, strong feet so I was super fast, which I would regret the next day 🙂 camping (7,40) was OK but stupid French group was shouting till night, nice German neighbors though, a lot of Germans on this cycle road Start 16h45 51.25km 2h38

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Really should get going

but it’s so wet outside 😉

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Day 2 – Seurre to Orselle

Day started terrible with lots of raining, but met german couple, had nice talk and they gave me the great tip of next campsite 🙂 at 11 decided to pack in the rain, some rice porridge kept me nourished, nearly all day cycling in the rain. But all bad things have a good outcome. Love …

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Breakfast in Besançon

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Day 3 – Ossele to L’isle-sur-le-Doubs

first normal morning, was nice riding through the day, beautiful cliffs next to the rise river. There were some minor hills but with the bags it was kind of heavy 😉 On the map I saw some Dolmen (very ancient burial grounds) that were not on my way, was very cool but the hill destroyed …

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Wonderful breakfast site again

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Day 4 – L’isle-sur-le-Doubs to Mulhouse

had nice swim in the pool will go discover the city later and eat some flammkuchen with a nice view

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Where am I? 🙂

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Day 5 – Mulhouse to Riburg

placeholder Basel was cool) 70km 4:10

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Nice day off

Happy to meet urk and str0hmann near Küssaberg next to the Rhine Tranquil day with swimming and eating PS: ok did 50km in the morning

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Day 6 – Riburg to Küssaberg

leisure day 🙂 50km

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Day 7 – Küssaberg to Radolfzell

I passed by the Rhine fall with were quite nice, a bit like the mini Niagara Falls with boats and everything plus the tourists. Then on to the Bodensee, quite some hills but manageable, I took a nice swim again in the Rhine. Passed by the village Moos 🙂 Then I arrived at the campsite. …

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Day 8 – Radolfszell to Tuttlingen/Donaueschingen and Beuron

Did some nice climb to the heights of the source of the Donau, around 1000m or more with ups and down. Took train from Tuttlingen to Donaueschingen to meet dad. After nice lunch and walk in the park left around 16h to follow the Donau. Was still 70km to the campsite but certainly the most …

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Day 9 – Beuron to Ersingen

Beautiful part continued a bit. Started a bit late but fetched up with ludovic for breakfast in Sigmaringen. really nice city with castle. Then I made quite some distance, passing through beautiful old towns. Stopped at a cool Lake campsite where I could swim again. there were 3 Germans who walk the pilgrimage path to …

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status great

sorry I don’t write, have no Internet, I am 20km before Ulm at a a nice Lake so tomorrow I’ll visit and should find a wifi cheers to everybody

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Day 10 – Ersingen to Mörsingen

Got to Ulm in the morning and spent 3h visiting. Their Münster is  certainly huge, but inside except the size not so impressive. was next to Einsteins birth house. then I got a new pillow)(old was broken) and spoon/folk because I lost the other ones(stupid me). Had some problem with spokes of the front wheel …

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WiFi and icecoffee

time for some blogging 🙂 20km to Ingolstadt

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Better move fast

run tobi 🙂

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Biergarten nearly every day

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Day 11 – Mörsingen to Vohrburg

Was a unspecial day, made good progress. Arrived on a free campsite, just a lawn next to the river and one shower/toilet. On the road I met the first guy who is also going to the black see, he seems to be a really relaxed guy, just traveling with a hamac. On the campsite I …

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One day break in Regensburg

I arrived this afternoon in Regensburg. Seems really like a nice old town. Will stay tomorrow as well. The historic museum looks cool about the Roman history of the city. was just nice to sit at the river, swim a bit and read my book. like real holidays  🙂 also found super cheap camping with …

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Day 12 – Vohrburg to Regensburg

the day started with the monastery of Weltenberg. It is known for its fancy baroc church, it’s impressive but for my taste to much gold abs stuck 🙂 Went to the little museum about the the history of the monastery. everything in this area is connected to the romans and their defence line the limes …

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Thanks Freifunker Regensburg

some pictures are prepared in jpg for soon upload

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Gallery France

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Gallery Swiss/Germany Part 1

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Gallery Germany Part 2

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Day 13 – stay in Regensburg

soon did I say that Regensburg is awesome?

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Day 14 – Regensburg to Vilshof

To make it short. it was a boring day, rained nearly all the time, at least not super strong. landscape was not interesting in Bavaria in general. So I started to listen to an audio book of Terry Pratchett. was quite fun and time passes. 140km later (poor legs will hate me tomorrow) stopped at …

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Day 15 – Vilshof to Kaiser(Aschach)

Rain again, audio book again. Had little stop in Passau, Bavarian cities (except Regensburg which I love) are not my cup of tea. But then in Austria the Danube and landscape becomes beautiful 🙂 Nice hills around the valley, rare villages and in the evening it even stopped raining. happy to have left Germany. 85,76km …

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Day 16 – Kaiser (Aschach) to Au an der Donau

Day started nicely cool and early. Passed by Linz but not so interesting for me. The campers in Regensburg gave the tip to visit the concentration camp of Mauthausen. It was really well done. took an audio guide and spend over 3h there, scary and incredibly sad place(shall post pictures). Around 16h30 stopped for camping, …

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Gallery End Germany/Austria

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Day 17 – Au an der Donau to Kerms

Was raining again which meant audio book listening. In the afternoon at least only grey sky, because I was riding through the beautiful Wachau, lots of Vineyards and hills around the Danube, it’s even UNESCO world Heritage. campsite OK, met again a German biker I had talked to several times on different campsites 112,68km 6h17

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Day 18 – Kerms to Vienna

soon darn, I don’t remember anymore what happened (27th in budapest 🙂 Well campsite was nice, between trains and the highway, but anyway just to have a place to sleep, and there was wifi. 91,74km 4h57

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Vienna!

Hi there, will take the evening to wander a bit around the city center in Vienna. Stayed already here once for 4 days so I’ll make some visit break tomorrow in Bratislava were finally I won’t camp but stay at some friends place. There’ll also be a Finnish film festival which sounds intriguing. Update: have …

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Day 19 – Vienna to Bratislava

I left early in the morning around 7h30. Vienna is the only city where it is not a pain to come band go thanks to the Donauinsel (no cars). I followed a rather boring absolutely straight road for 30km through the Auen. Then passed a little city which name I forgot and there I was, …

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Bratislava

oh it’s really nice here in the summer. Just have been one day before here when it was cold and raining before new year. I really enjoy staying with some friends so I’ll continue Monday on the bike. until then will be a lot of talking, cinema, books, eating and walking 🙂

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Did I say Monday?

It is really hard to leave again from Bratislava. So many nice moments, so I’ll delay my departure for Tuesday or so 😉 Everybody seems to want me to gain as much weight as possible 🙂 But good news, didn’t loose anything since Lyon so I might even gain a bit more here.

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Day 20/21/22 – Bratislava

🙂 Sunday 30km back and forth to Laura’s parents 30km 1h12 soon

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Day 23 – Bratislava to Komàrom

I am happy to be on the road again, but also sad to leave Bratislava which I have enjoyed so. much because of my friends. Nice morning riding with a British could of retired school principals, was fun and had interesting talk. in Hungary now, camping with a world traveler, should be most interesting evening …

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Day 24 – Komàrom to Visegràd

I left the world touring biker and continued. Quality of the asphalt is certainly degrading but not that bad yet, just slowing down things a bit. In Esztergom I made a break, some huge impressive palace, more huge than nice that is. Met a couple from Barcelona several times, finally also on the campsite. arrival …

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Budapest 🙂

ahhh, a again one of this cities that are so amazing)) found a cool camping in the center just for bikers and cyclists. but first some burger) update : one of the best I ever ate) ps: and the last Discworld novel from Terry Pratchett has been released, let’s see if I find it in …

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Day 25 – Visegrad to Budapest

I knew it would be only a short ride so I wasn’t in a hurry to get going. For the first time I had peanut butter as breakfast. Unfortunately I only find bakeries in bigger cities so I had to do with chocolate bars and other non fresh things. At the campsite I met a …

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What a nice start in the day

Breakfast with cacao

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Day 26 – Budapest

I finally could send 1.4kg of maps, that I already used back to my dad in Germany. Was 17euros but too good feeling to have less weight to carry from now on 🙂 Then was realx time, again. Went to lucas thermal bath. It is supposed to have the most healing water of all the …

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Gallery Austria part 2

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Gallery – Slovakia/Bratislava

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Gallery – Hungary part 1 + budapest

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Lunchtime near Dömsöd

already 65km and a good meal now, most of the time really good quality roads bon appétit

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Day 27 – Budapest to Harta

It was time to leave again this safe haven of a camping in the city. Took a big road to leave and 10km was on small nice roads next to a Danube channel. Around 17h I saw a camping sign next to Harta. After further inspection I saw one tent but no official campsite. Well …

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Day 28 – Harta to Mohacs

Oh funny biking moments, in some tiny village I met the French couple (to Istanbul) again. Cycled a bit too together and then I went my way. During my second breakfast a German duo from Dresden passed by. They were also on the way to Istanbul. In the afternoon we met again and cycled together …

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In Croatia

huhu, hope I find some more comfortable Internet later) In Osijek, tomorrow evening will be in Serbia, not far from Novi Sad then. cheers) update: soon I shall have my Croatian traditional dish) dessert

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Day 29 – Mohacs to Osijek

We are so spoiled by the Schergen area, have over 2000km now and never once did I show my identity card. Well it was time. I don’t know what we did wrong but we waited for one hour until they let us go to Croatia. Checked a bit our luggage. At one point we though …

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Gallery – Hungary part 2

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Gallery – Croatia part 1

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Serbia already

omg, it’s not 2 o’clock and I have enjoyed already 90km. border passing took only 3 seconds, I shit you not. Nice change 🙂 only 40km to Novi Sad so I will probably take a hostel there to visit the city tomorrow cheers now a nice cold coke

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Novi Sad news

omg, the hostel is amazing it’s a bit a at the outskirts of the city, I came because I read it’s run by a nice family and prefer to stay out of the hectic city at night they first invited me to a delicious cake, usually it’s 18 euros for two nights but because I’m …

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Day 30 – Osijek to Novi Sad

The whole day, except for 10km, I was on the normal road. So the speed was constantly over 20km/h. There were some ups and downs which made it a bit more interesting. I always like to ask in small villages for water, usually people are very friendly. Around 2 o’clock I was already over the …

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Day 31 – Novi Sad

soon

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Day 32 – Novi Sad to Belgrade

It was a bit sad to leave my nice hosts, they even made a little breakfast and gave me lots of tea for my bottle. To get out of Novi Sad was OK, despite plenty of cars. Then lots of nice roads with really low traffic, from time to time interesting landscape and one actual …

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Shark?

yes I’m actually looking a stupid movie on TV about a super shark that escaped a research facility Saw some part of the city, like what I see until now) Good night, don’t dream of sharks 🙂

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Day 33 – Belgrade

soon

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Day 34 – Belgrade to Vinci

It was a lot of traffic to get out of Belgrade, they even send you over a highway, all official. Then plenty of roads away from the Danube. After 100kmni took a ferry to the right riverside. Now there I S interesting landscape again, a pleasure meeting too ride. Around 19h I looked for a …

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Romania – Turnu Severin

later blog updates and pictures 🙂

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Gallery – Serbia till Novi Sad

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Gallery – Serbia Belgrade to border

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Day 35 – Vinci to Turn Severin

This morning I would enter into a valley where big mountains are to the left and right of the Danube, it’s certainly a highlight. The Danube will gain depth because of a huge damn 100km in front of me. Several climbs today, nothing over 250m but goes up and down. The area is called iron …

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Special evening in Calafat

To my enjoyment I heard some philharmonic Orchestra doing some exercises, soon I found out that there will be a concert tonight. So I hot in my nicest and least dirty clothes (still slippers) and went. Quite a different evening than usual 🙂 and it was free) Henry Purcell : Suita Abdelazer Giovanni Battista Pergolas …

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Day 36 – Turn Severin to Calafat

later 105km 5h25

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Lunch in Bechet

so happy to have found something) after 90km of nothingness and tiny villages Pizza shall come soon uiii

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Are you supposed to do this?

I really wanted something hot.

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Day 37 – Calafat to Corabia

The wind gods are with me. Super sweet ride until Corbia. It’s dead flat and only villages. But the people turn something that would be a boring day into a constant greeting trip. Also the children line up on the side of the street and hold their hands out so you can give high fives …

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Today was hard work 🙂 Giurgiu

so I deserve some treat Well the wind changed on me) not absolutely crushing fortunately, but again with 147km I was definitely at my limits, much slower than with wind so I didn’t have proper lunch and breaks. update : yes I know it’s Rather a food blog than a travel blog)

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OMG Kittens

OK, this is a blog on the Internet, so how come there aren’t any kittens yet? should fix this ps: this was in Serbia Hélène, si tu lis ce blog, c’est pour toi 😉

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Day 38 – Corabia to Giurgiu

uff, tired legs. Think it was one of the hardest days, also because the wind changed and my distances are long for some days now. First half full of the day Lally the villages were empty, maybe everyone is working the fields? Around 15h I arrived in Zim(something), stoll 62km to Giurgiu. This would be …

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Day 39 – Giurgiu to Oltenita

Well, there shall be no trip without strong headwinds and bad weather 🙂 Was hard to advance today. So I did 2 stops to have hot tea. But I found a place already around 15h30 so hopefully I’ll get some strength back for more windy days to come. Did walk around the small city a …

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Day 40 – Oltenita to Dervent

What a glorious day, wind was stronger and water was pouring out of the sky, but I was I  good spirits so nothing could bring me down. Maybe I’ll write a little story about the orcane like crossing of a damm next to a huge Lake, it was spectacular 🙂 Took the ferry otop cross …

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One last stop before Constanta

OK, I tried, but there is too much water on the road. And there will be a lot of traffic soon so I prefer to arrive tomorrow on a sunny day) Really nice here, really hilly as well. Just 40km from the monastery but wet and cold so I’ll warm up now) In Ion Corva …

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Day 41 – Dervent to Ion Corvin

see rain blog entry 🙂 40km 2h29

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Day 42 – Ion Corvin to Constanta

There were still some clouds in th e morning but I knew that eventually the sun will win. The first 40km the landscape was really enjoyable, thanks to the many hills as well. Passed by some old archeological sites an die it become warmer every minute. Last 30km was a big road again, not so …

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Tent, eat, swim

ps: ok the water is too cold for me)) no swimming

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Day 43 – Visiting Constanta

First got to bus agency to find out about transportation, their Internet was down so I went to the bus station again, here I could book a bus trip directly to Lyon, will leave tomorrow night and it will be a horrible 46h of bus travel 🙂 Hopefully everything will work with the bike) The …

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Day 44 – Relaxing and then long long bus trip

still relaxing 🙂 shall pack in the evening cheers)

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Gallery – Romania part 1

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Gallery – Romania part 2

part 3 will be published from home)

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Just to inform you that I’m safely home 🙂

Just to inform you that I’m safely home 🙂 Thanks everyone who followed me on this amazing trip.

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Follow my journey on a map

Hey there, after months of putting this off I finally finished my interactive story map. You can read the “roughly” rewritten blog posts alongside a map to have a better understanding of where exactly I have been. Go to story map You are welcome to write comments if you have any questions. Cheers, Tobias

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