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 →

Cycling and other travel

• cycling to Köln (cyclemeter map)
  • distance 28·22 miles (255·53 cumulative miles so far)

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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)

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Cycling and other travel

• To get nearer to Köln (cyclemeter map)
• To survive the blistering heat
• distance 20·87 miles (208·32 cumulative miles so far)

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Cycling and other travel

• Cycling to Bocholt to get an iDevice charging system for Lev Davidovitch Bikestein (cyclemeter map)
• Cycle nearer to Köln (cyclemeter map)
• distance 37·83 miles (187·45 cumulative miles so far)

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Cycling and other travel

• Got within easy cycling distance of Rose bikes in Bocholt, so tomorrow Lev will get a USB-werk fitted, and charging jPhone on the move will be go! (cyclemeter map)
• distance 48·68 miles (149·62 cumulative miles so far)

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Cycling and other travel

• cycling from Amsterdam to within cycling distance of Bocholt, without running out of body fluids (cyclemeter map)
• distance 58·54 miles (100·94 cumulative miles so far)

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Cycling and other travel

• from the terry terminal to our hotel in northeast Amsterdam, so we can stop travelling to Europe and start travelling in Europe (cyclemeter map)
• bimbling into central Amsterdam, lunch, making like tourists, eating and drinking again, then bimbling back to our hotel (cyclemeter map from hotel to Centraal Station)
• distance 31·28 miles (42·40 cumulative miles so far)

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Cycling and other travel

• 11:30 depart SQ, arriving Waverley before 12:00 (cyclemeter map)
• 12:30 depart Waverley, arrive Newcastle 13:58
• 14:00 depart Newcastle, arriving Royal Quay in North Shields before 16:00 (cyclemeter map)
• 17:00 depart Royal Quay, arriving in IJmuiden (Amsterdam’s port) 09:00 the next day
• distance 11·12 miles

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