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 17, 2008

July 15, Aheloi to Malko Tarnovo, 105 km







A Night in an Old Hospital

After a long, hot, and hilly ride, we made it to our hotel – an old town hospital that has been converted to a hostel. Three of us stayed in a room with hard cots and five shared a bathroom. The bathroom was a little primitive, there was no A/C on a hot night, and all night the local dogs barked. It was a fun stay, though.

The ride was inland on a secondary road, so we felt much safer today, where we could look at the country side and visit with each other. We stopped at a small farm town for a Coke, and shared a three litre bottle that cost $1.20. During the break, we were entertained by and accordion player who thought we were French going to Istanbul, so he played French songs.

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