Bike trip
After being on “vacation” for 1 1/2 weeks and pretty much only doing photography things, I decided to take a bike trip like I originally had planned to do during this time. Originally I had planned on riding to Budapest, but I didn’t have enough time to do that. So on Monday evening I dug out some old brochures that I ordered almost 5 years ago from the Bodensee (Lake Constance) Toursit board and on Tuesday I quickly went to the store to get a few things I needed from the sports store and some food from the supermarket. Late Tuesday night I got to packing and I took off for Lindau on Wednesday morning to ride around the Bodensee!
Some of you will find this hard to believe, but I DID NOT take my camera with me! The only thing I did was to write down the towns that I was in, the times I left and the distance I traveled. So I will write a short travel report here in this post over the next couple of days when I get a chance. For a summary, take a look here:
http://www.hepler.org/mybikestats2009.htm
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It has now been two weeks since I started out on my trip, so I figured that had better put this together soon before I forget! This will be a work in progress…
On Wednesday, June 17th I took a regional train from Munich to Buchloe and changed over to a train to Lindau. The train from Buchloe was quite full, and there was hardly room for my bike. I sat next to an older couple that also was planning on riding around the lake, but they were going in the opposite direction that I was wanting to go. I got into Lindau at 13:30. I set out right away on the trail. I went over the bridge and followed the signs towards Bregenz. After a bit I got to a long strech, going along the right side of the lake, and it was dirrectly next to the water. Eventually I crossed over the boarder… I don’t remember seeing a sign but there was still the old boarder crossing building in the middle of the street like you almsot always still see. I did not see much of Bregenz and I didn’t stop to go do any sightseeing.
