I passed a few boundaries today. There is the border of Estonia at 71km and also 2000km cycled in Europe. Sometime I also seem to have passed a religious boundary as the old churches I see are now Lutheran rather … Continue reading →
Today was somehow destined to be a short easy rest day. As I looked at the map, I figured I had two extra days, and considered spending one of them in Riga. However, the hotel was expensive and I had … Continue reading →
Riga is the largest city I cross between Amsterdam and St. Petersburg. It is also the capital of Latvia. Riga had over 900,000 inhabitants in 1991, but is now has a little over 700,000 as many of the ethnic Russians … Continue reading →
Weather keeps improving in the Baltics. Awoke to bright sunshine, though cool temperatures. Waiting until 8am to have breakfast as the cafe opened. It was about 160km along the main road to Riga, so wanted to get about half of … Continue reading →
Crossed another border and now in Latvia. Not that I noticed much difference so far between Latvia and Lithuania except that language is different and that I needed to change currency. Cold overcast skies when I awoke with a wind … Continue reading →
Today cycled much of the Lithuanian coast on the Baltic Sea. Quiet roads on the Curonian Spit and also some quiet bicycle paths north of Klaipeda. Awoke to cold overcast skies, but very happy to see it was dry. My … Continue reading →
A wet and cold day as I came back into the EU. Woke up this morning to a light frosting of snow. While it changed to coming down as rain later, the snow on the ground stayed all the time … Continue reading →
Nice quiet rest day in Kaliningrad. Walked through some of the city in the morning and took a restful afternoon to read and relax before another short walk. It had snowed overnight and was a cold but otherwise nice day. … Continue reading →
Made it to a little corner of Russia today, Kaliningrad. My plan A worked! Breakfast at the hotel was a little later. From there some smooth cycling for 10km to Braniewo and then north to Gronowo and the border. Just … Continue reading →
Small things. This morning I pumped up the back tire. Well, that sure made a difference. I was riding a bit faster through the day. Perhaps when things felt squishy yesterday, they were in fact squishy. Today was some nice … Continue reading →