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10 Days on the Weserradweg, part 2 – Flachland
Welcome to part two of our Weserradweg story. We ended part 1 leaving Petershagen after a very soggy arrival the day before. Day 6 of our tour began with dry clothes, shoes, and weather. The section of the bike route from Petershagen to Cuxhaven is described as Flachland – flatland. It was farmland as far…
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10 Days on the Weserradweg, part 1 Bergland
Back in 2019 B.C – Before Coronavirus, as we were thinking about 2020s bike trip, we decided on the Moldau river route in the Czech Republic. Then the corona hit the fan and traveling out of the country was risky, so we looked for something in Germany. The Weser river bike route was on our…
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A Forest Photoshoot: Frankfurt’s Stadtwald
The Coronavirus situation has brought our travel schedule to a standstill. That doesn’t mean, however, that there are no photographic opportunities. A few weeks ago Kathrin wanted to do some geocaching in Frankfurt’s city forest. The route took us past many scenic lakes and ponds. I vowed to come back with my camera. It took…
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Stairway to Heaven – Hiking the Hermannsweg
It all started 2 years ago… On the first weekend of September 2017, Leon and I went on a weekend hiking trip to the Alsace region of Germany and France. We hiked the 7 Burgen Tour. The route takes you to 7 castles in various states of repair, from fully restored to ruins. It was…
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Mauritius Wedding
There is no better place to elope to than Mauritius. This is by far the most romantic place I have visited.
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Why I love my new Nikon Z6
After shooting with my Nikon D600 for the past 6 years, I have recently replaced it with the Nikon Z6. I bought the D600 used, so it was actually older than the time I had it. It was a heavy camera, and I had a big, heavy Tamron 24-70 f2.8 lens on it. My shoulder…
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Biking through France’s Loire Valley part 10, Cheverny and Blois
29 June, An Extended Morning in the Hotel We woke up this, our last morning of the trip, and began to pack things up and get ourselves ready before going to breakfast. To my horror, I saw that I had forgotten to charge my battery when I came home from my evening photoshoot the day…
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Biking through France’s Loire Valley Part 9, Châteaux Azay le Rideau and Chenonceau
28 June, First stop: Château Azay le Rideau We started our day with a nice breakfast in the hotel courtyard. Sitting in the courtyard was as pleasant this morning as it was the day before. The co-host was very nice and attentive. He put a lot of effort into the morning meal and we really…
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Biking through France’s Loire Valley Part 8, Fontevraud L’Abbaye and Azay le Rideau
27 June, Royalty, Religion, and getting lost Having said goodbye to Christelle and her family’s wonderful hotel, we jumped on our bikes for the short ride to the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud. It really was a quick bike ride, about 15 minutes. Once there, we found a place to lock our bikes, and I found…
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Biking Through France’s Loire Valley Part 7, Saumur and the best mistake I ever made
26 June, Riding through Saumur Our plan for the day was to bike to Fontevraud l’Abbey via Saumur. It made for a nice round trip and we noticed that most of the organized tours go through Saumur, so we wanted to see what it was all about. As we first approached the outskirts of the…
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Biking through France’s Loire Valley Part 6, Chinon
25 June Today marked the longest leg of our trip so far, 60km (37 miles) to Chinon. Along the way we stopped at Chateau Villandry for a tour and at Chateau d’Ussé for a quick photo stop. First Stop: Château Villandry Our first stop of the day was at Château Villandry. Built in 1536, it…
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Biking Through France’s Loire Valley Part 5, Tours
24 June On the morning of June 24th, we said goodbye to Blois and after a short 30km bike ride we arrived in Tours, our next target. I have to admit that I didn’t plan much in Tours. We wanted a castle tour and the chateau in Tours (pictured below) is a small, unassuming building…