Sara's Bike Travels

Underway in Bavaria, France, Italy and Austria
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  • France
    • Loire Chateaux 2009
      • 1: Paris on a Bike
      • 2: A Picnic fit for Kings
      • 3: Beautiful Blossoms…
      • 4: Seeking Shade
      • 5: The Perfect Canteloupe
      • 6: Contrasts in Taste
      • 7: Heaven on Earth
      • 8: Food, Glorious Food
      • 9: A Different Angle…
      • Gallery: Loire Chateaux
    • Loire – Atlantique
      • 1: Lots of Sitting
      • 2: Wish I’d had a Better Map
      • 3: A Day Rich in Contrasts
      • 4: Picnic Treats
      • 5: Wind, Wind, Wind
      • 6: The Inner Weak Spirit
      • 7: Getting used to Clickies
      • 8: Lazy Girl
      • 9: Seaside Resorts…
      • 10: Brittany is not Flat
      • 11: Picnic on a Rock
      • 12: Life on the Fast Train
      • Gallery: Loire-Atlantique
    • The Canal du Midi
      • 1: Beautiful Bordeaux
      • 2: Sun, Sea, Sand
      • 3: Ups and Downs
      • 4: Be Prepared…
      • 5: Diminishing Shade
      • 6: A Padded Posterior
      • 7: Discovering Toulouse
      • 8: First Encounter…
      • 9: The Gite from Hell
      • 10: Medieval Madness
      • 11: 30 KM in 4 ½ hours…
      • 12: Roots, Ruts & Rocks
      • 13: The End of the Trail
      • 14: Cooling Down
      • 15: Back to the Beginning
      • 16: Weaving through Paris
      • Gallery 1: Canal du Midi
      • Gallery 2: Canal du Midi
    • Vézère, Dordogne & Lot
      • 1: Night Train to Paris
      • 2: Blast from the Past
      • 3: The Long Route
      • 4: Romantic Magic
      • 5: The Perils of Wine
      • 6: The Road Less Traveled
      • 7: An Official Bike Trail!
      • 8: Sarlat up Close
      • 9: Hot, Hot, Hot
      • 10: Overnight in the Pope’s House
      • 11: Dance of the Dragonflies
      • 12: Vineyards and Sunflowers
      • 13: Hotel Wierd
      • 14: Les Galantes Redux
      • 15: The Longest 7km
      • 16: Back to Bordeaux
      • 17: Champs-Élysées…
      • Gallery 1: Vézère, Dordogne & Lot
      • Gallery 2: Vézère, Dordogne & Lot
    • Loire Landscapes and Chateaux
      • 1: The Endless Journey
      • 2: A Bridge Filled with Water
      • 3: Rainy Day Option
      • 4: Architectural Grandeur
      • 5: A Day along the Loire
      • 6: Catherine de Medici’s Bedroom
      • 7: Gardens Past their Prime
      • 8: Farmlands & Gardens
      • 9: Medieval Streets vs. Modern Cars
      • 10: Brushing with the Past
      • 11: Lunch in Loches
      • 12: Last Loire Crossing
      • 13: Search for the Perfect Picnic Spot
      • 14: Journey’s End
      • Gallery: Loire 2013
  • Bavaria
  • Everywhere Else
    • Circling Bodensee (Lake Constance)
      • Gallery: Circling Bodensee
    • Over the Alps to Italy
      • Alpe-Adria Gallery
  • Sara’s Photos
  • Home
  • France
    •         - Loire Chateaux 2009
      •                 - 1: Paris on a Bike
      •                 - 2: A Picnic fit for Kings
      •                 - 3: Beautiful Blossoms…
      •                 - 4: Seeking Shade
      •                 - 5: The Perfect Canteloupe
      •                 - 6: Contrasts in Taste
      •                 - 7: Heaven on Earth
      •                 - 8: Food, Glorious Food
      •                 - 9: A Different Angle…
      •                 - Gallery: Loire Chateaux
    •         - Loire – Atlantique
      •                 - 1: Lots of Sitting
      •                 - 2: Wish I’d had a Better Map
      •                 - 3: A Day Rich in Contrasts
      •                 - 4: Picnic Treats
      •                 - 5: Wind, Wind, Wind
      •                 - 6: The Inner Weak Spirit
      •                 - 7: Getting used to Clickies
      •                 - 8: Lazy Girl
      •                 - 9: Seaside Resorts…
      •                 - 10: Brittany is not Flat
      •                 - 11: Picnic on a Rock
      •                 - 12: Life on the Fast Train
      •                 - Gallery: Loire-Atlantique
    •         - The Canal du Midi
      •                 - 1: Beautiful Bordeaux
      •                 - 2: Sun, Sea, Sand
      •                 - 3: Ups and Downs
      •                 - 4: Be Prepared…
      •                 - 5: Diminishing Shade
      •                 - 6: A Padded Posterior
      •                 - 7: Discovering Toulouse
      •                 - 8: First Encounter…
      •                 - 9: The Gite from Hell
      •                 - 10: Medieval Madness
      •                 - 11: 30 KM in 4 ½ hours…
      •                 - 12: Roots, Ruts & Rocks
      •                 - 13: The End of the Trail
      •                 - 14: Cooling Down
      •                 - 15: Back to the Beginning
      •                 - 16: Weaving through Paris
      •                 - Gallery 1: Canal du Midi
      •                 - Gallery 2: Canal du Midi
    •         - Vézère, Dordogne & Lot
      •                 - 1: Night Train to Paris
      •                 - 2: Blast from the Past
      •                 - 3: The Long Route
      •                 - 4: Romantic Magic
      •                 - 5: The Perils of Wine
      •                 - 6: The Road Less Traveled
      •                 - 7: An Official Bike Trail!
      •                 - 8: Sarlat up Close
      •                 - 9: Hot, Hot, Hot
      •                 - 10: Overnight in the Pope’s House
      •                 - 11: Dance of the Dragonflies
      •                 - 12: Vineyards and Sunflowers
      •                 - 13: Hotel Wierd
      •                 - 14: Les Galantes Redux
      •                 - 15: The Longest 7km
      •                 - 16: Back to Bordeaux
      •                 - 17: Champs-Élysées…
      •                 - Gallery 1: Vézère, Dordogne & Lot
      •                 - Gallery 2: Vézère, Dordogne & Lot
    •         - Loire Landscapes and Chateaux
      •                 - 1: The Endless Journey
      •                 - 2: A Bridge Filled with Water
      •                 - 3: Rainy Day Option
      •                 - 4: Architectural Grandeur
      •                 - 5: A Day along the Loire
      •                 - 6: Catherine de Medici’s Bedroom
      •                 - 7: Gardens Past their Prime
      •                 - 8: Farmlands & Gardens
      •                 - 9: Medieval Streets vs. Modern Cars
      •                 - 10: Brushing with the Past
      •                 - 11: Lunch in Loches
      •                 - 12: Last Loire Crossing
      •                 - 13: Search for the Perfect Picnic Spot
      •                 - 14: Journey’s End
      •                 - Gallery: Loire 2013
  • Bavaria
  • Everywhere Else
    •         - Circling Bodensee (Lake Constance)
      •                 - Gallery: Circling Bodensee
    •         - Over the Alps to Italy
      •                 - Alpe-Adria Gallery
  • Sara’s Photos

  • France
    • Loire Chateaux 2009
    • Loire – Atlantique
    • The Canal du Midi
    • Vézère, Dordogne & Lot
    • Loire Landscapes and Chateaux
  • Loire Chateaux 2009
    • 1: Paris on a Bike
    • 2: A Picnic fit for Kings
    • 3: Beautiful Blossoms…
    • 4: Seeking Shade
    • 5: The Perfect Canteloupe
    • 6: Contrasts in Taste
    • 7: Heaven on Earth
    • 8: Food, Glorious Food
    • 9: A Different Angle on Notre Dame
    • Gallery: Loire Chateaux
  • Loire – Atlantique
    • 1: Lots of Sitting…
    • 2: Wish I’d had a Better Map
    • 3: …Contrasts
    • 4: Picnic Treats…
    • 5: Wind, Wind, Wind
    • 6: The Inner Weak Spirit
    • 7: Getting used to Clickies
    • 8: Lazy Girl
    • 9: Seaside Resorts…
    • 10: Brittany is not Flat
    • 11: Picnic on a Rock
    • 12: Life on the Fast Train
    • Gallery: Loire-Atlantique
  • The Canal du Midi
    • 1: Beautiful Bordeaux
    • 2: Sun, Sea, Sand
    • 3: Ups and Downs
    • 4: Be Prepared…
    • 5: Diminishing Shade
    • 6: A Padded Posterior
    • 7: Discovering Toulouse
    • 8: First encounter…
    • 9: The Gite from Hell
    • 10: Medieval Madness
    • 11: 30 KM in 4 ½ hours…
    • 12: Roots, Ruts & Rocks
    • 13: The End of the Trail
    • 14: Cooling down…
    • 15: Back to the Beginning
    • 16: Weaving through Paris
    • Gallery 1: Canal du Midi
    • Gallery 2: Canal du Midi
  • Vézère, Dordogne & Lot
    • 1: Night Train to Paris
    • 2: Blast from the Past
    • 3: “Let’s Take the Long Route”
    • 4: Romantic Magic
    • 5: The Perils of Wine
    • 6: The Road Less Traveled
    • 7: An Official Bike Trail!
    • 8: Sarlat up Close
    • 9: Hot, Hot, Hot
    • 10: Overnight in the Pope’s House
    • 11: Dance of the Dragonflies
    • 12: Vineyards and Sunflowers
    • 13: Wierd Hotel
    • 14: Les Galantes Redux
    • 15: The Longest 7km
    • 16: Back to Bordeaux
    • 17: Champs-Élysées
    • Gallery 1: Vézère, Dordogne & Lot
    • Gallery 2: Vézère, Dordogne & Lot
  • Loire Landscapes and Chateaux
    • 1: The Endless Journey
    • 2: A Bridge Filled with Water
    • 3: Rainy Day Option
    • 4: Architectural Grandeur
    • 5: A Day along the Loire
    • 6: Catherine de Medici’s Bedroom
    • 7: Gardens Past their Prime
    • 8: Farmlands & Gardens
    • 9: Medieval Streets vs. Modern Cars
    • 10: Brushing with the Past
    • 11: Lunch in Loches
    • 12: Last Loire Crossing
    • 13: Search for the Perfect Picnic Spot
    • 14: Journey’s End
    • Gallery: Loire 2013
  • The Canal du Midi
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