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Settling Back Into a Routine-Aug 2018

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Winter-Rides

We arrived home and discovered that Ontario has been suffering a heat wave. I had asked my neighbour to look after my plants by watering them ¼ of a cup water per week. I had an orchid which had a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Italy

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Winter-Rides

What can we say about Italy? History abounds, graffiti is the national pastime, it is dirty and almost everyone smokes. There are no rules to ban smoking in restaurants although hotels had non-smoking rooms. We found the Italians to be … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Austria

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Winter-Rides

We followed the R3 Inn route (Inn being the name of the river out of Passau) and the Alpe di Adria Cycle route from Salzburg to Vienna. We spent a lot of the time on country roads which was great … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Germany

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Winter-Rides

We followed two major cycle routes the Rhine and the Danube. The Rhine was not as well marked as the Danube and we got lost almost every time we went through a big city, while on the Rhine route. The … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Netherlands

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Winter-Rides

We were only in the Netherlands for a short time. The Netherlands has the reputation for being a cycling nation, more bicycles than population. However, I found that when the Dutch are in their cars they forget how to behave … Continue reading →

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