to any followers who have just received a lot of ‘new post’ emails. I’ve been converting pages to posts. I should have done it this way round from the start.
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Author Archives: Bruce Ryan
15th August: somewhere in the North Sea to Servants’ Quarters
Cycling and other travel
- cycling from North Shields ferry terminal to Newcastle station (cyclemeter map)
- train to Edinburgh Waverley
- cycling to Servants’ Quarters (cyclemeter map)
- distance 13·24 miles (491·53 cumulative miles)
14th August: de Bilt to IJmuiden to somewhere in the North Sea
Cycling and other travel
- cycling from de Bilt (near Utrecht) via Haarlem to IJmuiden (cyclemeter map)
- ferry from IJmuiden to North Shields, arriving the next day
- distance 21·51 miles (478·29 cumulative miles so far)
13th August: in and around Utrecht
In and around Utrecht: Elly says it all here. Continue reading
12th August: Duiven to de Bilt (near Utrecht)
Cycling and other travel
- to de Bilt, near Utrecht (cyclemeter map)
- distance 19·10 miles (373·62 cumulative miles so far)
11th August: around Arnhem
Cycling and other travel
- to and from Nederlands Openluchtmuseum
- distance 19·10 miles (373·62 cumulative miles so far)
10th August: Köln to Duiven (near Arnhem)
I think these two screenshots say it all: Continue reading
9th August: in Köln
Cycling and other travel
None. This was our mid-tour rest and sight-seeing day. We first went to the famous cathedral and saw that it was indeed a cathedral. Pretty much the standard model – tall ceiling, stained-glass windows, hushed atmosphere, full of tourists. So that didn’t take very long. Continue reading
8th August: Düsseldorf to Köln
Cycling and other travel
- cycling to Köln (cyclemeter map)
- distance 28·22 miles (255·53 cumulative miles so far)
7th August: around Düsseldorf
Travel plans
- to cycle to the Neandertal museum (cyclemeter map – about 8 miles east of central Düsseldorf) and back (cyclemeter map)
- to swim in the Rhein
- distance 18·99 miles (227·31 cumulative miles so far)
