2011 Bicycle Travels in Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Austria, and Germany

EUROPE BY BICYCLE

From Lisbon, Portugal to Madrid, Spain. Then onto Santiago de Compostella, east across the Pyrenees Mountains and north into France. Across the Alps and through Switzerland, Lichtenstein, and into Austria. Then north and west, ending in Frankfurt, Germany.

On May 27, 2011, we fly from Harrisburg, PA, to Portugal for the start of our bicycle trip from Lisbon to Frankfurt. The trip has been in the planning stages for a couple of years. Now that we are close to flight time, the excitement is building. Bicycling is such a great way to meet people and see the world, as well as a great way of keeping in good physical shape. (Cycling all those miles means that we can enjoy those European bakeries.) We are avid touring cyclists. Most of our vacations are by bicycle. In the US and Canada, we have biked the TransAm, the Southern Tier, the Northern Tier, the Great Parks, Alaska, the Pacific Coast, the Atlantic Coast, and many places in between. We\'ve also toured Europe twice by bicycle. This summer we will be doing a loaded tour from Lisbon, Portugal, to Frankfurt, Germany, via Spain (reverse Pilgrim Route to Le Puy en Velay), France, and Switzerland, Lichtenstein. Austria, and Germany. Follow us on this blog.

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Trip Length: 3 months
Blog Entries: 77
Photos: 121
Words: 37237

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Blog Entries

Date	Blog Title	Location
May 20th 2011	2011 Bicycle Travels in Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Austria, and Germany	Europe
May 27th 2011	Fortuitous and Gastronomy	Europe
May 28th 2011	Two more words for today	Europe
May 29th 2011	Lady says ouch!	Europe » Portugal
May 30th 2011	Lady Liberty Smiles Once Again	Europe » Portugal
May 30th 2011	A Few Pictures.	Europe » Portugal » Lisboa » Paco de Arcos
May 31st 2011	Locked in a closet	Europe » Portugal » Sintra
June 1st 2011	Campismo Fechado	Europe » Portugal » Central
June 2nd 2011	Campsimo Aberto	Europe » Portugal » Central » Tomar
June 3rd 2011	Yes, Dearie, the Stork Brought You and No, Dearie, Portugal Is Definitely Not Flat	Europe » Portugal
June 4th 2011	Final Impressions of Portugal	Europe » Portugal » Central » Elvas
June 5th 2011	Into Spain	Europe » Spain » Valencian Community
June 6th 2011	Cell Phone Towers Are a Great Invention	Europe » Spain
June 7th 2011	The Kitchen Opens at 9 (p.m. that is)	Europe » Spain
June 8th 2011	Can You Say Tailwind?	Europe » Spain
June 9th 2011	To Dream the Impossible Dream	Europe » Spain
June 10th 2011	Hello Kitty!	Europe » Spain
June 11th 2011	A Little Culture	Europe » Spain
June 13th 2011	Under the Madrileno (Madrid) Night Sky	Europe » Spain
June 14th 2011	The Hanging of Lady and the Tramp	Europe » Spain
June 15th 2011	Climbing Lane :)	Europe » Spain » Galicia
June 16th 2011	Ahora, Tenemos los Credenciales	Europe » Spain » Galicia
June 18th 2011	Hard Day, Easy Day	Europe » Spain
June 19th 2011	Let's Go For a Walk	Europe » Spain
June 20th 2011	Sleeping in a Convent	Europe » Spain » Castile & León
June 21st 2011	La Meseta	Europe » Spain
June 23rd 2011	Oh Beautiful for Spacious Skies	Europe » Spain
June 24th 2011	Two More Firsts for the Trip	Europe » Spain
June 25th 2011	Serenaded by the Wedding Party	Europe » Spain
June 26th 2011	The Wine Flows "Freely"	Europe » Spain
June 27th 2011	Going UP!!!	Europe » Spain
June 28th 2011	Going Down!!	Europe » France
June 29th 2011	Back Roads of France	Europe » France
June 30th 2011	Ou est la sortie?	Europe » France
July 1st 2011	No French Fries Today!!	Europe » France
July 2nd 2011	Tour de France	Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées
July 3rd 2011	Tour de Orchards	Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées
July 4th 2011	Celebrating the Fourth By Returning to a Prehistoric Time	Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées
July 5th 2011	Celebrating the Fourth By Returning to a Prehistoric Time	Europe » France
July 5th 2011	Lady Liberty's Turn	Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées
July 6th 2011	Between the Waters	Europe » France
July 7th 2011	A Gorgeous Gorge	Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Eauze
July 8th 2011	Col d'Aubrac	Europe » France
July 9th 2011	My Tummy's Growling	Europe » France
July 10th 2011	Le Puy!!!!!	Europe » France
July 11th 2011	Le Puy en Velay	Europe » France » Auvergne
July 12th 2011	Through the Loire River Gorge	Europe » France » Pays-de-la-Loire
July 13th 2011	Rain, Rain, Go Away	Europe » France
July 14th 2011	Happy Bastille Day!	Europe » France
July 15th 2011	Along the Eurovelo 6	Europe » France
July 16th 2011	The Essentials	Europe » France
July 17th 2011	Ya Never Know What the Day Will Bring	Europe » France
July 18th 2011	What NOT To Take	Europe » France
July 19th 2011	Thanks, So Many Thanks!	Europe » France
July 20th 2011	Creating World Peace	Europe » France
July 21st 2011	Into Switzerland	Europe » Switzerland
July 22nd 2011	Trains and cheese and francs, lots of francs	Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Montreux
July 23rd 2011	Rain Delay	Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Sion
July 24th 2011	Renewing Friendships	Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Grimentz
July 25th 2011	Eat Your Hearts Out!	Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Grimentz
July 26th 2011	Rest Day in the Alps	Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Grimentz
July 27th 2011	From Zinal to the Petit Mountet	Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Grimentz
July 28th 2011	Resting in the Alps	Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Grimentz
July 30th 2011	Down, down, down!	Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Visp
July 31st 2011	Yet Another Adventure	Europe
August 1st 2011	A National Holiday	Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Chur
August 2nd 2011	Lady Goes to Liechentstein	Europe » Liechtenstein
August 3rd 2011	Where Am I?	Europe » Switzerland » North-East » Sankt Gallen
August 4th 2011	Gotta Learn to Juggle	Europe » Switzerland » North-East » Sankt Gallen
August 6th 2011	Fireworks in the Night	Europe » Switzerland » North-East » Schaffhausen
August 7th 2011	Meandering Along the Rhine	Europe » Switzerland » North-East » Rhine Falls
August 9th 2011	The Best Spaghetti Sauce Ever	Europe » Switzerland » North-West » Basel
August 10th 2011	Meet Robbi	Europe » Switzerland » North-West » Basel
August 11th 2011	Our Good Luck Mascot	Europe » France » Alsace » Strasbourg
August 12th 2011	A Bit Misty-Eyed	Europe » France
August 14th 2011	The End Is Near	Europe » Germany » Hesse » Biebesheim am Rhein
August 15th 2011	The End is Here	Europe » Germany » Hesse » Langen (Hesse)