Cycling for Shatsa 2024: Munster
Munster is a cosy city 'on a human scale', with a handsome art museum and beautiful churches. And everything within walking distance, very nice.
Spain 2024: Zaragoza and Goya museum
26 March '24 - Day in Zaragoza and Goya museum Last night I had cycled from the campsite to the city through splashing rain to make some final purchases in cheaper Spain. This morning, fortunately, I had no rain to cycle to the city. I parked my bike in the central Plaza del Pilar and [...]
Bike tour 2023: Burgos
25 April: BurgosBurgos is the city of El CID and UNESCO World Heritage Cathedral. Today I slept a little longer to recover from yesterday's long ride. Then I spent some time calling Ortlieb Spain to arrange a replacement quick lock system for the broken one. It was already after 12pm when I left [...]
Bike tour 2023: Cáceres UNESCO heritage site
13 April: City visit to Cáceres Today I take a rest day in Cáceres and have time to visit the old city centre. I first strolled to the Plaza Mayor with its many terraces and bars under vaulted galleries and the Torre de Bujaco and Arco de Estrella. The latter gives access to the historic city centre. The side walls of the Arco [...]
Bike tour 2023: Lisbon
27 - 29 March: Staying in LisbonA few days of soaking up culture in Lisbon. 27 March: Day 1 LisbonToday I took it easy. I went to the tourism office and bought a 48-hour city pass, which I will activate tomorrow. For the rest, I strolled around the Baixa district, took a look at [...]
Bike tour 2022: Valencia - Museums
25-26 Oct: Valencia - Museum of Fine Arts and IVAMTuesday I visited the Museum of Fine Arts, which is just opposite my hostel on the opposite side of the Turia Park. It holds a rich art collection from Gothic in the 14th-15th centuries to Impressionism in the late 19th-early 20th century. I photographed several [...]
Bike tour 2022: Figueres
Watch photos as you read 28 Sept 2022: Dali museum and theatre and Sant Pere de Figueres church Before leaving for Girona, I visited the Teatre-Museu Salvador Dali in Figueres. I didn't think it would be super crowded by now, but Dali is a big crowd puller and the museum still worked [...].
Cycling tour 2022: Perpignan
Sunday 25 Sept: Citadel, museums and churches in PerpignanSunday I had set aside a day to visit Perpignan. This trip, I try to set aside time to visit at least some monuments in the larger cities I pass. By car, you usually pop past those on your way to your final destination. This trip I didn't [...]
Cycling for Manjushri 2022: Contemporary Tibetan art in Emmen
A surprising and unique museum with a mixture of traditional and contemporary Tibetan art. The contemporary works are by Tibetan monk Tashi Norbu, who creates them on site.
Cycling for Bubaque 2018: luxury night and day in Oslo
One day is obviously far too little to visit Norway's capital, but I enjoyed it immensely nonetheless.
