we could barely find any place, even for a mouse
after 7 hours in a van we had to put together all the bike pieces
city decoration in Donaueschingen
studying the city map
in Schwarzwald (Black forest) Danube starts its 2840 km long journey to the Black sea
a flag to tell where we come from
beer, beer and more beer; but the best was Weizen (wheat beer)
naughty girls in my "house" ; )
peaceful river is winding through green country side ...
... where the cattle enjoys the grass ...
... and fertile soil gives rich harvest
oat
fresh - but not ours
at one of the Danube springs
Breg - the second stream
Germans love country kitsch
the group of five ...
... started the long journey
master and his apprentice in Tuttlingen
Schwäbische Alb is one of the most scenic parts of the route
cemetery with a nice view
photographers in action
we've crossed countless bridges
summer storms forced us to rest for a while
it was raining cats and dogs (luckily not often)
exhausted but happy
luxury breakfast, but not for us
almost every village has its own Rathaus (townhall)
most frequent flowers in german gardens
riding on the dikes has just begun
everybody is playing
good example of Fachwerk
drying our wet tent on the midday sun
farmers protest against low milk prices
using the last rays of sun for drying the equipment
roofs of Ulm
Rathaus in Ulm ...
... where modern arhitecture hits the old
great Ulm cathedral
old fishermen district (Ulm)
smileys for tea, for beer, for wine, for ... us!
first dip in the Danube (it was surprisingly cool)
ash forest covered with carpets of horsetail (Equisetum sp.)
coffee time for our coffee lover
someone lost himself in a cigar store
a baby was born!
Omnia mea mecum porto ...
... just like us
after 30 km we finally got to breakfast
Germany is supposed to be a potato land ...
... and a land of ecological awareness
time to take a bath ...
... in a fresh and cristal clear subsidiary stream
country mansion
entering the city of Audi ...
... Ingolstadt
always looking for the signs
fresh ingredient for liquid gold - hop (Humulus sp.)
on the road again
just can't wait to get on the boat (german pensioners)
boat trip through tha Danube gorge between Weltenburg and Kelheim
enjoying freetime on the banks of the mighty river
the arches of Regensburg
when the wind helps from the back (not very often)
sometimes we were sick of searching for camps but were still paying attention to the sights
the first and the only wash ...
... "lukcily" it was raining, so we had time
puting up tents in a rain is not a very pleasent work
Passau in the foggy morning
the city of three rivers -Inn, Danube and Ilz
Kraftwerk Jochenstein - our bridge to Austria
no lift, just 90 stairs up and 90 stairs down ...
... with heavily loaded bikes
a tipical austrian Jause (lunch)
after the rain the fishermen come out
waiting for Apfel Strudel
image from Linz, european culture capital 2009
the peaceful city of Mauthausen ...
... and its dark history
queuing for the ferryboat
Melk monastery
picturesque Wachau valley where all the hills are covered with vine
from these grapes good "Riesling" and "Grüner Veltliner" are produced
the medieval city of Dürnstein where you can wine and dine in style
where to? and how many km more?
quick jump in the Danube just before Vienna
regular fares with hidrofoil between Vienna and Bratislava
Schmalzbrot snack
well signed route continues through Slovakia to Budapest
Bratislava's castle
searching infos
the difference is obvious (camp Zlaté piesky)
another short refreshment
soon after the border we had the first and the only flat tyre
widely grown weed along the streets
time for a day break in Györ - rainy Saturday again
a nice local helped us to solve problems with carrier
typical hungarian village
we wanted goulash
sad sunflowers waiting for the harvest
fields that never end
vineyard cottage
freshly ploughed up fields impress with various colour tones
Mária Valéria Bridge in Esztergom - link to Slovakia
the largest church in Hungary - basilica in Esztergom
Visegrád - a small castle town ...
... where king Matthias Corvinus (kralj Matjaž) had his summer palace
a short ride to an island
some hungarian products
old industrial architecture is waiting for a better time
Budapest in all its glory
Széchenyi chain bridge conects Buda and Pest
small problems with carrier followed us all the way
universal liquid medicine
roofs of hungarian parliament
where the heroes meet - the heroes' square ...
...
dobos
eszterhazy
no signs, no bike route - so we took a train
breakfast at Lidl
handy table
Balaton lake
ascetic breakfast for us ...
... and luxury for the others
Badacsony wine region
thatched roof of traditional house
cycling till the sunset
after 1.800 km
luxury breakfast - this time for us
extremely friendly family in Nova where we slept in bed again after more than 3 weeks of camping
time to go home ...
... by train
