Category: Bike Tour
Biking through France’s Loire Valley Part 2, Orléans and Chambord
Welcome to Orléans.. After a much quicker drive than anticipated, given that it was the first day of summer vacation in Hessen, we arrived at our accommodation in Orléans, Grand Champs. It’s a rental flat just a few blocks from the city center. The host was nice enough to allow us to check-in 2 hours…
Biking through France’s Loire Valley Part 1, Intro
Every year Kathrin and I go on a bike tour. This year we decided on a ride through the Loire Valley. This is a well-known route with many castles, I mean châteaux, scattered throughout the area. I’ve always had a romanticized view of France – the food, the culture, the people, and I was looking…