Netherlands

 The border from France to Belgium and Belgium to Netherlands were unvisible. Photo shots were not possible...

But what I want to mention were the fantastic cycle paths across the country. We were very very impressed with the quality and how the cycle infrastructure was build. Mostly the cycle paths were build with huge channels under the main streets. Really impressiv. Place No 2 is owned by France, follwed by Spain. Germany got 0 points.... again we are very very behind!!

From the landscapes and cities we crossed nothing spectacular to report. You saw the photos from Charleroi..

Now we are in Roermond /Netherlands. Wonderful area close to the Belgium and German (Aachen) border. The river Maas is mostly the border between Belgium amnd Netherlands. Nice area to visit.

Today we had our first flat tire!! 15km before Roermond.

Last statistics from Dr. Stefan: 

Belgium: 177km with 740 AM

Charleroi to Roermond

























Comments

  1. ToniMay 14, 2024 at 8:11 AM

    Finde es extrem beeindruckend wie weit ihr in 2 1/2 Wochen gekommen seid. Und mit nur einem Platten seid ihr bisher auch gut weggekommen wenn man die Straßen auf den Fotos so ansieht. Wünsche euch einen guten Zwischenaufenthalt in Deutschland.

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