Orleans to Basel- cycling the rivers and canals of France


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May 28th 2014
Published: May 28th 2014
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Orleans to Basel We had started our cycle up the Loire at Nantes with the idea of getting to Orleans and then deciding where to go next. It had been so good, we decided to go ‘ just a bit further, and then we will see’. Well, as you can see from the title, we made it to Switzerland! The Loire cycle route is part of the Eurovelo 6 cycle route, from the Atlantic to the Black Sea and from th... Read Full Entry



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St Bernadette of LourdesSt Bernadette of Lourdes
St Bernadette of Lourdes

Here remains are here in Nevers.
Another canal bridge, Another canal bridge,
Another canal bridge,

I was too slow to get the picture of the 'canal bus' a small ferry that went back and forth over the canal bridge.
Leaving Les Grenniers de AutrageLeaving Les Grenniers de Autrage
Leaving Les Grenniers de Autrage

Only a few more days of cycling before we have to leave the Schengen area.
Chester and the 3 Frontiers.Chester and the 3 Frontiers.
Chester and the 3 Frontiers.

Within a kilometre you ride from France, cut through Germany for a few hundred metres and then into Switzerland.



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