After flying into Frankfurt & then travelling by train to the ski resort of Andermatt in the Swiss Alps, we started near the upper Rhine valley and followed the river to the sea in the Netherlands, at Hoek van Holland near Rotterdam.
We reached Hoek van Holland last Sunday on a day ride from Rotterdam then caught a train to Amsterdam on Monday. We fly back to Australia from Frankfurt next Monday, arriving home late on Tuesday night.
The Netherlands is the 6th country we've been in on this trip - the others: Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany & France.
Below are some of Greg's photos from the trip.
Frankfurt & the River Main (Germany):
Old buildings in Frankfurt's small medieval sector (what remains after WW2):
Andermatt (Switzerland):
Toni with our bikes in Andermatt:
Upper Rhine Valley - a tributary flowing towards the Rhine:
Upper Rhine Valley:
The Rhine near Ilanz:
The Ruinaulta Gorge:
Vineyards near Chur:
Toni riding alongside the Rhine north of Chur:
Covered bridge across the Rhine to Liechtenstein:
Toni at Bregenz (Austria) on the shore of Lake Constance:
Entrance to the small harbour at the medieval town of Lindau (Germany):
Lindau Harbour:
Hillside vineyard near Meersburg, Lake Constance:
The Rhine at Schaffhausen, downstream from Lake Constance (Switzerland):
The Rhine falls (Rheinfall) near Schaffhausen:
Sunbakers next to the Rhine at Basel:
Cycle route signage in the centre of Basel:
One of the bike parking areas at Basel railway station:
Greg on a forest bike path in France, north of Basel:
Bike in flowers at Neuf-Brisach:
Toni riding next to the Rhone & Rhine Canal, south of Strasbourg:
Canal in Strasbourg:
Strasbourg Cathedral during Vivid-style light show:
Toni riding towards Karlsruhe (Germany) on our only rainy day of the trip:
The Karlsruhe Schloss (Palace) during a Vivid-style light show:
New bridge over the Rhine passes through entrance to a much older one, at Worms:
Boats on the river at Mainz (near confluence of Rhine & Main Rivers):
Toni at riverside bier garten at Mainz:
Old tower at Mainz:
Toni's first decent cup of coffee in the whole trip so far, at Mainz:
Sign outside coffee shop above (barista is English):
Huge monument to 1871 German unification, above Rudesheim:
The Rhine at Rudesheim:
Half timbered houses at Bacharach:
One of the many castles in the Rhine Gorge:
Koblenz Schloss:
Sunset over confluence of the Rhine & Moselle Rivers at Koblenz:
The twin spires of the Cologne Cathedral:
Windmill at Xanten:
Wonderland Kelkar, near Grieth - a theme park constructed inside the buildings of a nuclear power station that was never opened:
Toni on the edge of Millingen at the Netherlands border:
Greg near Wijk bij Duurstede:
Huge locks at the entrance to the Amsterdam Rijnkanaal near Wijk bij Duurstede:
Drive through windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede:
Castle at Wijk bij Duurstede:
Thatched farmhouse off Lekdijk:
Toni riding on Lekdijk towards Schoonhoven:
Coffee stop at Jaarsveld:
Remaining medieval town gate at Schoonhoven:
Duck nesting basket at Eendenkooi Nature Reserve:
Windmill near Kinderdijk:
Old windmills in a row at Kinderdijk (5 of 19 concentrated in this area):
Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam:
Quirky modern architecture in Rotterdam - the huge market hall:
Canal in Rotterdam:
More quirky Rotterdam architecture:
The mouth of the Rhine at Hoek van Holland:
Sign at the beach nearby:
Hoek van Holland Beach, which is next to the breakwater at the river mouth:
Beach apartments:
We enjoyed beer & wine at the beach before riding back to Rotterdam:
Amsterdam railway station:
Canal in Amsterdam
Peak hour traffic in Amsterdam:
Most of the city's population use bikes for transport and bikes are parked everywhere:
Canal-side villa:
Promotional image projected onto a wall inside the Van Gogh museum:
Us earlier in the trip:
