rob m Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 (edited) Just posting the pictures which kind of tell the story of my 5 days away. Loved every minute...apart from getting nicked for speeding on the M20 on the way to the eurotunnel The Panzer loaded and ready.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/10466E67-82A0-4985-B435-A8840EEABC16.jpg89mph on the motorway. 3 points heading my way.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/ED214F5F-A014-4FFF-B1FB-FFEAD06F5CFA.jpgQuick coffee break on the E40 in Belgium.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/B66AF4B0-B19F-4CAB-BFF7-2221DC86A2EB.jpgBastogne in Belgium. I always stop here on the way to Neuerburg.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/99A51256-DB53-438D-B712-61BE143EC44B.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/A84695F8-427D-4039-A0E4-27BD71855537.jpgBoth taken in Luxembourg:http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/20908A4C-2394-4070-96D4-81DD7E2EEA83.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/AEF372CA-4B93-4FC3-B49E-06BEC1C066B9.jpgThe Schloss Hotel in Neuerburg. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/F665D95F-9E65-43AB-A4A3-253B3C480E55.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/C75B2020-67A7-4513-AB5A-F1B4495FCDEF.jpgSomewhere in the Eifel on my way to Cochem.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/ACA2A610-4ED0-4460-B88D-37B77C091972_1.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/BBF2A894-688A-4A1F-814A-F48C0823BDC9.jpgHas to be visited at least once while in the Eifel.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/0EE3FDC8-40B0-4215-B1AC-1EBFAC2901A4_1.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/77A98F92-9750-479C-B62A-C09AA6A6AC11_3.jpg Edited May 6, 2016 by rob m Quote
rob m Posted May 6, 2016 Author Posted May 6, 2016 (edited) This was parked in the car park of the petrol garage near the Nordschleife. It had Swiss number plates and was probably a rich man's track day tool. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/6874C7B7-7486-452E-9BC4-E6C74D72E80A.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/9E7A2FF1-CDC0-4967-BAD8-DA383C392ACC_1.jpgI think this was the road known as the 'Bitburg Strasse'http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/C81A47CD-B48D-450B-B355-5DACBBF388D2.jpgViews from my hotel window.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/86E467BC-181C-4FB0-BA03-DC10B601C802.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/AE4C0DD8-02CB-46AE-9050-3F68AE315289_2.jpgMy favourite beer. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/7F282292-C343-4694-BBE1-453207414CE8_1.jpgIt was really cold in the mornings but warmed up by mid-morning. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/9390455C-183F-4108-8E26-3007E4A3BD54.jpg Edited May 6, 2016 by rob m Quote
rob m Posted May 6, 2016 Author Posted May 6, 2016 (edited) Vianden in Luxembourg.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/E6F30CAB-859F-44DF-93D1-E06DBB5C7068_1.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/9EB68680-ADE6-44D1-9C89-D58A5FB2A5C8_1.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/7DA664BC-192E-459B-B7D2-1C225BC0FA4B_2.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/F0252AFA-40C9-4A00-A9FA-ED37047AA742.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/8E4A69F5-8896-4416-A187-CA717DFB1DC6_2.jpgSometimes I just took pictures of awesome roads I'd discovered. They're ten a penny in this part of Germany.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/F5E9F705-5E05-44FD-961E-F45393E80BF6_1.jpgCochem.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/3C67A594-8721-4366-89EE-71F002B6384F_2.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/80E6F0D3-9FB9-4FE7-8F0E-8C41334AB90C.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/D19E3D50-E7BD-4208-99EC-FEFA8E113070.jpg Edited May 6, 2016 by rob m Quote
rob m Posted May 6, 2016 Author Posted May 6, 2016 (edited) Cochem.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/7541205F-26D3-4097-B224-4EDEFB8C34FF.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/EE59A2D7-D26C-4ACA-93EF-36F999375B7E.jpgCurry Wurst!http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/1B7FC3FC-D9DE-4418-8410-2B799658CD92.jpgBreakfast at the Schloss. Even got black pudding on this particular morning!http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/2E02969C-616F-41D5-92DE-6088F265050D.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/985EC0BB-5A36-4887-A662-2DB756C6505C.jpgThis is common here. Sometimes you ride through it or around it. I rode around it.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/707EDD89-73CF-4A7D-AC94-2CC1FFD8CA53.jpgNurburgringhttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/37737047-4D36-4359-AB3A-B48FB6C6BCBA.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/AF29143E-25E8-4A0D-8E9B-5B188FECDA96.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/9C4D23E1-398F-4C68-A9F8-2712014C1E38.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/5627F7BD-80C9-41F1-9D3A-800FAA35BC0B.jpgEifel National Park. Oh, those roads...http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/C134FC06-3FAC-4C8B-A1CF-1D4079EFF164.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/5BE102F4-A2D5-4101-A7CF-67053A110B64.jpgBy the lake near Simmerath.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/DE0F5181-9628-4537-B7FA-3EE69FAB73E1.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/FC09618D-F228-4D76-99E4-18BCEF7AC6A6.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/6401C17F-E826-434F-A3BB-0800CC8473ED.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/C6383D84-8CEE-42A1-8D7E-C10A7932ADDC.jpg Edited May 6, 2016 by rob m Quote
rob m Posted May 6, 2016 Author Posted May 6, 2016 (edited) Monschau.http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/67A77E1A-83CB-49C5-B285-84DF61FE1BF7.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/1F1D392C-CE52-4FA3-9A23-791CF219AE09.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/4BCA4750-FC4F-43F8-A13E-3CD0B40AF592.jpghttp://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/F779A919-73CB-4406-8425-94C7E076A07C.jpg Edited May 6, 2016 by rob m Quote
rob m Posted May 6, 2016 Author Posted May 6, 2016 Great pics no list of places above them though Bear with me, I'll edit them Stu. Quote
rob m Posted May 6, 2016 Author Posted May 6, 2016 Done. Sorry, haven't got time for a full report today but might add one to this thread as and when i can. Quote
Stu Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 I recognised the Cochem ones I have been there and the ring some lovely places in Germany Quote
Guest Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 You can never have enough:http://www.mein-heldenstein.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/umleitung.jpgOnly one.. i'd be disappointed. aside from that.. it looks horrid.The lake is the Eiserbachsee.. and you should count yourself lucky. you missed the the spaghetti bolognese icecream which they sell just a bit further round the lake shore. Quote
rob m Posted May 6, 2016 Author Posted May 6, 2016 You can never have enough:http://www.mein-heldenstein.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/umleitung.jpgOnly one.. i'd be disappointed. aside from that.. it looks horrid.The lake is the Eiserbachsee.. and you should count yourself lucky. you missed the the spaghetti bolognese icecream which they sell just a bit further round the lake shore. Ugh. Yeah, it was awful Quote
rob m Posted May 6, 2016 Author Posted May 6, 2016 I recognised the Cochem ones I have been there and the ring some lovely places in Germany There certainly is. I was gutted to have to ride home today. Quote
Stu Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 There certainly is. I was gutted to have to ride home today. I will probably feel the same at the beginning of July when we come back Quote
fullscreenaging Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 Great pics rob!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
Six30 Posted May 6, 2016 Posted May 6, 2016 Great pics I think biking out there is so much better than over here, roads are better, not as much traffic and great scenery, I recognise some of them places and can't wait to get back out there. Quote
rob m Posted May 6, 2016 Author Posted May 6, 2016 Great pics rob! Cheers mate! Great pics I think biking out there is so much better than over here, roads are better, not as much traffic and great scenery, I recognise some of them places and can't wait to get back out there. Absolutely, if I could I would do all my riding out there. I'm always disappointed when I get back to the UK, usually within 10 minutes of leaving the eurotunnel when some nimrod cuts me up on the M20 I will probably feel the same at the beginning of July when we come back I can almost guarantee that Stu Quote
adriansk Posted May 7, 2016 Posted May 7, 2016 Looks absolutely amazing! Sent from my Vodafone Smart ultra 6 using Tapatalk Quote
MarkW Posted May 7, 2016 Posted May 7, 2016 Absolutely, if I could I would do all my riding out there. I'm always disappointed when I get back to the UK, usually within 10 minutes of leaving the eurotunnel when some nimrod cuts me up on the M20.Yup. I love riding on the continent, and arriving back in the UK is always a massive ball-ache: noddy motorway speed limit, cameras on every other bloody gantry, 50 mph average speed checks for mile after interminable sodding mile of roadworks where I have yet to see a stroke of work actually being done, night closures implemented with no concept of joined-up thinking (closing parts of the northbound M11, M1, A1 and westbound A14 all at the same time one night last year made getting from Folkestone to Harrogate a particularly tedious experience) and the worst road surfaces I've experienced outside of Kenya: some cats-eyes had been removed from a section of motorway I was on a couple weeks ago, and the gouges in the tarmac gave the distinct impression they'd been dug out with a JCB! And then there's the standard of the average British motorist to factor in to the equation, which in my experience is considerably lower than the rest of Europe, especially where bike awareness in slow moving traffic is concerned! Quote
Guest Posted May 7, 2016 Posted May 7, 2016 Absolutely, if I could I would do all my riding out there.Yup. I love riding on the continent, and arriving back in the UK is always a massive ball-ache This is a topic that deserves its own thread. Quote
rob m Posted May 7, 2016 Author Posted May 7, 2016 Just playing around with iMovie and some of the video I took on my trip this week. This is an early morning ride from the hotel straight onto some great roads. The music isn't the usual stuff I listen to but I found the lyrics quite profound. I heard it on another youtube bike video and thought it summed up how I feel at the moment. After a marriage break up, selling my old bike, my house and other shit I've had to endure over the past 12 months, I've come to realise that life's too short, you just have to appreciate it and get out there and seize it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYFCqsRDQNQ Quote
Guest Posted May 7, 2016 Posted May 7, 2016 The worst thing about the road to Sinspelt is the decision you have to make.. turn right toward Vianden and Lux... or left toward Bitburg and beyond.. or carry on to Mettendorf and have even more decisions to make. The reality is... it doesn't matter. Just follow your nose.. its all good and more often than not: stunningly good. The same going the other way.. into and through the village. get to the junction with the L10 and which way? just follow your nose.. it doesnt matter.I can think of a few who will look at that video and sigh.Excellent.. as a first video you couldn't have chosen better. Quote
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