A visit to the Merry Cemetery in Sapanta, Romania.
Archive for October, 2010
Day 23: Satu Mare – Baie Mare
Posted on Oct - 27 - 2010
Distance: 65.52 km Ridetime: 3:32:06 Average: 18.5 km/h Total distance: 1697 km Sometimes you feel at home right away when you arrive in a city for the first time. I had the feeling riding into Baie Mare. It might have something to do with the fantastic weather as well. I had set up a meeting [ Read More ]
Categories: Romania
Day 22: Berehove – Satu Mare, Romania
Posted on Oct - 26 - 2010
Distance: 77.15 km Ridetime: 4:01:57 (+ 6 hours at the border) Average: 19.0 km/h Total distance: 1631 km Another sunny day in Ukraine. And even warmer than yesterday. It seems like a will indeed survive this first part of the trip through Eastern Europe that had the potential to be a very cold ride. Arriving [ Read More ]
Categories: Romania
Day 21: Uzhorod – Berehove
Posted on Oct - 26 - 2010
Distance: 78.0 km Ridetime: 4:23:37 Average: 18.8 km/h Total distance: 1554 km “This is what we use to grow babies” was Ana’s words as she prepared the porridge for breakfast. It also worked for a cyclist. After the goodbye which is the ever returning theme of this trip, I was riding away into a cold [ Read More ]
Categories: Ukraine
Day 20: Uzhorod
Posted on Oct - 25 - 2010
Autumn atmosphere in Uzhorod, Ukriane.
Categories: Ukraine
Day 19: Presov – Uzhorod (Ukraine!)
Posted on Oct - 25 - 2010
Distance: 113.9 km Ridetime: 5:43:28 Average: 19.7 km/h Total distance: 1476 km I woke up at 8:30 feeling surprisingly good after the Bošáckas yesterday. Also the rain had stopped so I decided to head for Ukraine. After a great breakfast consisting of fried vegetables and eggs by super chef Dano I was soon back on [ Read More ]
Categories: Ukraine
Day 18: Nowy Sacz – Presov
Posted on Oct - 22 - 2010
Distance: 107.9 km Ridetime: 5:58:12 Average: 17.9 km/h Total distance: 1363 km The border between Poland and Slovakia consists of the Tatra mountains. Hence it was over with the relative flat cycling I have been enjoying since leaving Denmark 1200 km ago. I was quite excited about riding in the mountains with the cycle packed [ Read More ]
Categories: Slovakia
Day 17: Krakow – Nowy Sacz
Posted on Oct - 22 - 2010
Distance: 101.8 km Ridetime: 5:34:22 Average: 18.0 km/h Total distance: 1255 km Even if you are a very positive thinking person as I try to be, it would be hard to say something nice about today’s weather; Wet, cold and dangerously foggy. But, what the day lacked in terms of cycling was fully compensated in [ Read More ]
Categories: Poland
Day 16: Krakow
Posted on Oct - 19 - 2010
0 km Even though I more or less knew what to expect as I entered Auswitz, it still hit me hard mentally to see all the evil actions of the Nazi regime displayed in such a direct way. And as if Auswitz in itself was not enough, the visit to nearby Birkenau made an even [ Read More ]
Categories: Poland
Day 15: Krakow
Posted on Oct - 19 - 2010
0 km I don’t know why, but in my thoughts Krakow had turned into the first big milestone of the trip. For that reason it felt really good to be walking around it’s streets. At noon I met with Agnieszka who had agreed to show me around the old city center. And how beautiful it [ Read More ]
Categories: Poland
