Grote Markt
For many years in the twentieth century, Antwerp’s Grote Markt (Large Market) was used as — you guessed it — a parking lot for automobiles. But now the cars have Read More …
Tag: Cycling
Bicycle tour of Prague
When I was in Prague there were two companies, City Bike and Praha Bikes, which offered guided bicycle tours of the city. Both companies made a friendly and competent impression Read More …
Three Countries Corner
All over Aachen there are bicycle route signs pointing to Dreiländereck, meaning Three Countries Corner, where the borders of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands all come together. The distances are Read More …
Sunny days in Copenhagen
Copenhagen is often described as “a city of cyclists” or “the world’s cycling capital”, but you will also hear the opinion that there aren’t any “cyclists” in Copenhagen, just normal Read More …
Rainy days in Copenhagen
In the middle of my visit to Copenhagen I was treated to one of their famous Baltic low-pressure areas, which brought thirty-six consecutive hours of drenching rainfall. This had a Read More …
Cycle tracks in Copenhagen
In lots of cities, including the one I live in, there is an ongoing discussion about whether bicycles lanes should be painted on the street or on the sidewalk. If Read More …
Right-turning motor vehicles
One of the greatest dangers for cyclists in any city is the risk of being run over at intersections by right-turning motor vehicles. (Left-turning in the UK.) Copenhagen has come Read More …
Cycling in the Tauber Valley
The Tauber Valley is a popular cycling area with two more or less parallel routes. Down here in the valley itself is the “classic” route which is mostly flat, or Read More …
Tauberrettersheim
Tauberrettersheim is a town of 839 people in the Tauber Valley just five-and-a-half kilometers upstream from Weikersheim. It is also nearly three kilometers upstream from Schäftersheim and roughly the same distance Read More …
The Weikersheim Planetary Trail
The Weikersheim Planetary Trail begins on the Tauber Valley Cycling Route at the northern edge of the city of Weikersheim. A yellow sphere, about one and a half meters in Read More …