Jim

Jim
Let the Adventure Begin

About Me

Las Vegas, NV, United States
This is my 2008 grand adventure...riding a bicycle with 35 international bikers across Europe, following the Danube River along the Orent Express route through eleven countries. The ride is 4000km over 50 days of which 39 are ride days with camping and 11 are rest days in hotels. Our tour group, TourdAfrique, provides a tour leader that provides directions and transposts our luggage, a mechanic, and a chef who promises gourmet local cuisines. We start out in Paris on June 1 and travel through France to Germany, where we pick up the Danube river. We then follow the Danube through Austria, Slovakia and Hungary. Then we ride cross country through Romania, Bulgaria, and finally Turkey, where we finish in Istanbul on July 20.

Jul 13, 2008

July 12, Shumen to Varna, 95km








A Black Sea Resort!

Today everyone was excited about riding hard and getting to the beach. It turned out to be another hot and hilly day, with everyone arriving dehydrated.

This is quite an impressive seaport and resort town on the Black Sea. In the Communist era it was developed to reward the Party members with an exotic vacation.

Our hotel is a relative modern 17 story building right on the main walking plaza to the beach. It reminds me of South Beach, Miami. The plaza and beach front are packed with young people. One really takes notice of all the tall and thin young women in their short-shorts. This has been somewhat of a surprise because we are starting to transition into the Muslim part of the world. The town has been discovered by Western Europe because there are lots of tourists and inexpensive ocean view property advertised.
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