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https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5633/...bef0e123_c.jpgbruges 13 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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On the second day we were ambitious and did all 3 of the guidebooks walking tours for about 9 km in total.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/708/2...a05d896a_c.jpgbruges 18 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/580/2...71e7f960_c.jpgbruges 20 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/733/2...bcee2684_c.jpgbruges 21 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5833/...4ff015f7_c.jpgbruges 23 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5623/...f47f77fd_c.jpgbruges 25 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/767/2...e9ee7cce_c.jpgbruges 30 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5773/...ab449c70_c.jpgbruges 32 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5807/...5b35dd01_c.jpgbruges 67 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
Getting up today it was finally sunny! We planned to get to Vianden Luxembourg in 318 KM. We are meeting our Malaysian friend Faizal there. He has just come from our friends Bart and Renate's home in Holland. We had all originally met in Ushuaia in 2014. We wanted to see some more of Belgium as well. So we went the long way round for 421 KM.
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We rode to the coast, where we did not expect to see huge white sand beaches.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5618/...7b89f398_c.jpgluxemburgh 1 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr Our next destination was the town of Veurne. This is a Flemish town near the border of France that was not occupied by the Germans in WWI and was thus spared the bombing that the rest of Belgium suffered. There is an impressive market square and town hall here. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5699/...df8045aa_c.jpgluxemburgh 9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5685/...8293a374_c.jpgluxemburgh 5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/726/2...8c4f4181_c.jpgluxemburgh 6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/567/2...56d9facb_c.jpgluxemburgh 8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5629/...ce83f9fe_c.jpgluxemburgh 3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5786/...8109f9f0_c.jpgluxemburgh 2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5819/...41cd1fda_c.jpgluxemburgh 4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/743/2...48f816bb_c.jpgluxemburgh 10 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
We stopped near Ypres to pay our respects at the Canadian HILL 62 memorial for the men lost in WW 1. We also stopped at the nearby Hill 60, which was very strategic and won and lost several times in the war with heavy casualties.
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From here riding east we were briefly in France before going to Tournai Belgium. The famed church (said to be one of the most beautiful religious buildings in the world and of course a UNESCO site) is undergoing a massive 20-year renovation that started in 2006. It is a “five towered Romanesque and early Gothic masterpiece” built in the 12 and 13 th centuries. It was still impressive as was the market square. The guild flags here show the towns historic importance in trade.
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Lunch Belgian style.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5645/...ca20d13c_c.jpgluxemburgh 24 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr From here we had 270 km to go at it was already 3 pm. We booked it on the highway until we hit Luxembourg and went back to the small roads. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5651/...fd9b98ac_c.jpgluxemburgh 25 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
We were coming to a round about and just ahead of us was the Malaysian Adventurer himself.
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We all then rode the last 60 km to Vianden on the narrow windy roads of hilly Luxembourg. The town is nestled in the hills with the Castle perched above it. We set up our camp and walked the km into town for some beers.
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We woke to another stunning day for our ride west into Germany again.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/616/2...7cbf8c43_b.jpgScreen Shot 2015-09-11 at 11.30.41 PM by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5686/...d9bcd982_z.jpgScreen Shot 2015-09-19 at 7.32.57 PM by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr The first order of business in this tiny country was making breakfast and then to get to the shops for a sticker purchase, since this might be our only chance. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5811/...6a3979a0_c.jpgluxemburgh 40 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
We then rode the 50 km to the capital and had a small tour in the pedestrian zone, which if you check the GPS is a shopping Mecca.
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Here we said goodbye to Faizal, who is headed south. We then turned northeast the 45 Km to Trier Germany.
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Trier may be Germanys oldest city. It was founded in the late 4 th century BC. The Romans conquered it in the last 1 st century BC. The site of the Roman Baths, several large building complexes, the Amphitheatre, and the city gate are well preserved.
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From here we continued north and east towards Mosel. We managed to stay mostly on the small secondary roads. This took us thru many picturesque towns that all looked like they are from Fairy tales. We did take a 20 km detour when Dan saw the Nuburgring sign he could not resist.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5783/...5da3cc4d_c.jpgmosel 26 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr We drove up to the information center at 6 pm and it looked closed, but we went in anyway and rang the bell. Someone came out to tell us that yes the track was open, but the tickets are sold 2.5 km down the road. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5634/...231bda19_c.jpgmosel 27 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5688/...6b129f6f_c.jpgmosel 28 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5750/...78479e6b_c.jpgmosel 29 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
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