Prague
Hotel Fortuna City in Prague - GBI participants gathering
Filling up the fuel tanks with Czech energy
Registering and final preparations
VF-Czech restaurant - Place of the farewell party
Optimistic and ready to go
Ready and determined
Day 1 - On the road to Litomerice
Day 1 - Reached Litomerice - Sightseeing at the central square
Litomerice
Litomerice - River
Can you see the climbing gradient? This is just one of the hundreds of hills...
Cold and rainy in the streets of Bohemia
Really cold!
Day 2 - Entering Germany
(ex-East) Germany - First impressions
Usual view
Day 2 - Reached Dresden
Bike parking in Dresden Youth Hostel
Day 3 - Departure (even more cold and more rain!)
Day 3 finish - Reached Leipzig - Lots of rain for 5 hours, sun for the last hour! These are some of the members of my (quick) team!
Leipzig is a beautiful city
Day 4 - Short stop on the way to Bad Frankenhausen - Eating energy bars by the river!
Day 4 - Strong & optimistic!
Another type of pedalling!
By the river
Day 4 - Halfway to Bad Frankenhausen - We've found the best spot for coffee and desert!
The rest of the warriors
and finally, nice temperatures and sun!
Day 4 - The team reached Bad Frankenhausen
Bad Frankenhausen - Typical German village
Day 4 - Overnight stay in Berga (and not in Bad Frankenhausen's gym) - Deserted small town but the schnitzel was great!
Day 5 - Ready for departure - Going to Gottingen
Gottingen
Gottingen - A University City
A bit of walking (for a change!) around Gottingen
Gottingen - The Main Square
Gottingen - The Main Square (2)
Some more Gottingen
Day 6 - Stopover, half-way to Brilon. One of the best pasta dishes I ever had (get me some carbohydrate please!)
Grey, Black and White in Brilon. We reached it before the rain started (but not everybody did!)
Grey and deserted...
These guys were still on the road when the heavy rain started...
Day 6 - Brilon's cathedral
Day 7 - An international team
Day 7 - Manos and me - A "Specialized Team"
Day 7 - A Greek team
Day 7 - Reached Dortmund - Tired but near the end target!
