Blue skies, and I hope we have a lot of them. I’ll post all I can get. I wonder what the cow is thinking? She is looking longingly at my bike and probably wants to go for a ride. That’s my guess, what’s yours?
Read MoreJuly Challenge: Blue
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Challenge of the Month: Stumped
I have been choosing and then rejecting so many different possible themes for this month. It was so much easier to complain about the given challenges than come up with one of my own. To make it more difficult – or challenging – is that everyone else has come up with such clever ideas. I’m … Continue reading "Challenge of the Month: Stumped"
Read MoreDecember Challenge: Red is the new Black
Featured image: Morning coffee, Smitten Merino Californian Red Zip Neck Top. Yo I’m back! Been absent from this site for a little stretch as I’d been overseeing a big project at work. A lot of time spent staring at a computer screen during the working day. So it’s RED for December! One of the bunches I … Continue reading "December Challenge: Red is the new Black"
Read MoreKeep the Flag Flying
I guess it’s time to rally around the flag. I’ve been off the grid for a while, kind of incommunicado. Sometimes life throws stuff at you. Worries about ones you love, insomnia, no energy. And things pass, life goes on. Janos and I are ok, healthy and pedaling. We’ve had some wonderful fall days, and … Continue reading "Keep the Flag Flying"
Read MoreMonthly Challenge. Local flora – plus an example of exotic fauna
I have time for two more rides before heading to the Ferry on Saturday and this is one of them.
Read MoreWhiskyneuring – Could it be a thing?
“We can’t stop here, this is bat country!” – Hunter S. Thompson All the Coffeeneuring and Vinouring posts on here got me thinking. I’m not much of a wine drinker, but I do love a good whisky or dark rum every now and then. So I had an idea … … Could Whiskyneuring be a thing? … Continue reading "Whiskyneuring – Could it be a thing?"
Read MoreKaffeenierung in Bavaria – Ride 5
Autumn Glow in Westpark — Took a ride to Westpark to see what autumn is doing there. *The rose garden wasn’t what it was but the blossoms weren’t completely finished yet. Some other autumn bloomers were still showing their colors, too. *There were no more turtles sunning on the stones in the lake. *It didn’t … Continue reading "Kaffeenierung in Bavaria – Ride 5"
Read MoreKaffeenierung in Bavaria – Ride 4
Who Needs Flowers – Today’s ride was again to the Botanical Garden. My annual pass has certainly been worthwhile. We have a light morning fog, and it’s a little cooler than in the past days. I am wearing gloves and a buff under my helmet to keep my ears warm. We take our usual route … Continue reading "Kaffeenierung in Bavaria – Ride 4"
Read MoreAutumnal Equinox 2018 – Munich
September 17 – I decided to do a dress rehearsal and was out looking for the street that ran due east and a place where I could get a good shot. However, anytime betweem 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. is not good to be cycing leisurely, looking for the angle of the shadows and where … Continue reading "Autumnal Equinox 2018 – Munich"
Read MoreSigns of Autumn – Monthly Challenge
Rode out of Munich aways today to meet friends for lunch. It was warm and sunny, but there’s no denying that Autumn is around the corner. The sunflowers are finished and pumpkins abound. Round trip today 35 km
Read MoreBorder Sign to Italy
On day 9 of our trip, we crossed the border into Italy. And there began the most spectacular part of the journey, although the previous days hadn’t been bad – a rail trail going through the mountains with numerous bridges and tunnels, and fantastic vistas. I cycled as slowly as I could to savor this … Continue reading "Border Sign to Italy"
Read MoreAugust Cycle Days – 17 Rides
Hi, everybody! We’re back from our trip from Munich to the Adriatic. I am trying to catch up with all the intersting posts here. And trying to catch up with my own blog and sundry projects and challenges. I need a few rainy days to spend at the computer! Anyway, here is the page from … Continue reading "August Cycle Days – 17 Rides"
Read MoreA Walk in the Park – Cycle Days Ride 79
Well, not just a walk in the park, we did ride our bikes to get there, but the park was certainly the highlight. I haven’t been posting all my Cycle Days Challenge photos, I thought I would just wait until the end of the month and link to my website. But (Rich!) I wanted to … Continue reading "A Walk in the Park – Cycle Days Ride 79"
Read MoreJust Another Bunker
The summer continues to be exceptional – no rain in sight. Janos and I got on our bikes today in quest of more hochbunkers, my collection is growing. I planned a route to Allach, a Munich neighborhood to the northwest of the city, on roads we don’t usually take. Exploring and discovering is always fun. … Continue reading "Just Another Bunker"
Read MoreOld but repurposed
Another hochbunker – I’ve started collecting them. Here is the page on my website, work in progress. Not that I’m a fan of Nazi architecture, but these structures are part of Munich’s history and it’s interesting to see how cities grow and evolve. This is the bunker I thought I had photographed in my last … Continue reading "Old but repurposed"
Read MoreJuly Challenge – Looking for Old Stuff
Die Hunde Kommen – that’s what I found when I went out on my bike today. I didn’t feel like anything ambitious, I hardly managed to get myself out of the house. But I finally did, without a destination in mind. I ended up cirlcing around the Olympic Park and looking for nooks and crannies … Continue reading "July Challenge – Looking for Old Stuff"
Read MoreUrbexing in Aubing and Allach
Janos and I continue our quest for old and abandoned. A little research in the Internet, and I discovered there are a few lost places in and around Munich. I also discovered that they are technically no longer lost places. They are abandoned, but not neglected. They are fenced in, and if you do find … Continue reading "Urbexing in Aubing and Allach"
Read MoreThe New Old Isartalbahn Round House
We were looking for negelcted, run-down and forgotten buildings, so-called lost places. I remember at the onset of a trip to Innsbrück eleven years ago we came across an old round house on the Isartalbahn bike path, a disused railway line on the southern edge of Munich. We cycled there today and found the former … Continue reading "The New Old Isartalbahn Round House"
Read MoreGoing Bonkers with Bunkers
After our stop at the abandoned Olympic Train Station, we set our sights on a hochbunker on Wiesenfeldstrasse, a bit north of where we live. Hochbunkers are overground bunkers, and I was surprised to learn that there about 30 in Munich – I never noticed them – witnesses to a dark chapter in Germany’s history. … Continue reading "Going Bonkers with Bunkers"
Read MoreOh, o-bike no more
About a year ago in Munich there was an invasion of about 7,000 yellow rental bikes from Singapore, the o-bikes, stationless bikes with a bluetooth lock system. They appeared overnight and for some reason, not justified I’d say, they aroused an enormous amount of hostility. Soon you could see them hanging from trees, in the … Continue reading "Oh, o-bike no more"
Read MoreOld Olympic Train Station
It’s not so easy to find derelict buildings in Munich – real estate is far too valuable to be left to decay in peace. But there are exceptions. Not exactly an insider tip for people looking for “lost places”, so-called urban explorers, is the deserted Olympic Train Station, built in 1972 for the 1974 Olympic … Continue reading "Old Olympic Train Station"
Read MoreHalf Yearly Progress Check
Featured image: A gloriously chilly winter morning sunrise from the summit of Mount Nelson. With half the year gone already (whaaaaat?!?!) I thought I’d check in on how I’m getting on so far. I don’t really set mileage goals as it’s so variable, but in a previous post somebody asked if I would hit 10,000km for … Continue reading "Half Yearly Progress Check"
Read MoreJune Challenge – More Trees
June 10, 2018 We were up early on this sunny Sunday and after a breakfast in Cafe Münchner Freiheit, we rode through the English Garden with an eye out for photogenic trees. The English Garden has an old and venerable tree population, no dearth of subjects here. The trees don’t block the view, they are … Continue reading "June Challenge – More Trees"
Read MoreCycle Days with Victoria – In a Rose Garden
Munich Westpark June 6, 2018 What a treat the Rosengarten in Munich’s Westpark is this year. It seems everything is in full bloom at the same time. The perfumes of the different varieties of roses compete with each other, and if you walk a few meters away towards the linden trees, you are overwhelmed by … Continue reading "Cycle Days with Victoria – In a Rose Garden"
Read MoreCLC 2018 – Going Around in a Circle 15
So many interesting rides to read about from you Cyclelife challengers – I can hardly keep up with all your great posts. It looks like I might be able to complete my circle theme, although I have certainly posted enough rides, unashamedly using the challenge as an excuse to post pictures and write about (almost) … Continue reading "CLC 2018 – Going Around in a Circle 15"
Read MoreCLC 2018 – Going Around in a Circle 14
Here I am again, another post from Munich. But first of all greetings to all the challenge riders. Many thanks for all your kind comments on previous posts. This ride is a loop from home, not part of the great circle. Nothing new for us, it’s a route we have often cycled, but nonetheless very … Continue reading "CLC 2018 – Going Around in a Circle 14"
Read MoreCLC 2018 – Going around in a Circle 13
Riding the end moraine … from Gauting to Sauerlach Wednesday April 11, 2018 We got back from our trip to Italy sooner than expected. We had been invited to a birthday celebration which unfortunately had to be called off. Then the weather surprised us by being much cooler than at home. What’s worse – we … Continue reading "CLC 2018 – Going around in a Circle 13"
Read MoreCLC 2018 – Going Around in a Circle 12
More Circling … from Sauerlach to Grafing Tuesday, April 3, 2018 Here comes the third segment of the circle. We set out on the warmest and springy-est day so far and are dressed in layers that we hope we can peel as the day warms up. Again I have planned a route to follow and … Continue reading "CLC 2018 – Going Around in a Circle 12"
Read MoreCLC 2018 – Going Around in a Circle 8
The first segment of the circle … from Fürstenfeldbruck to Dachau Sunday March 25, 2018 Today was the day to start my intended project of circling around Munich from one city train line to another. We rode our bikes to the train station, got on the train to Fürstenfeldbruck and from there we cycled along … Continue reading "CLC 2018 – Going Around in a Circle 8"
Read MoreCLC 2018 – Going Around in a Circle 4
Got a New Saddle … butt happy Wednesday March 14, 2018 Sorry about the pun, folks, but I couldn’t resist. So here is another non-ride, again across town to the bicycle shop Munix Bikes. They were open today. It was still kind of chilly out and I’m still coughing, so I decided to wait a … Continue reading "CLC 2018 – Going Around in a Circle 4"
Read MoreCLC 2018 – Going Around in a Circle 3
Off to buy a new saddle … but the shop is closed Tuesday March 13, 2018 It’s a bike ride, actually a backup, just in case I don’t do the intended theme “Going Around in a Circle”. It was pretty short, too, something like 11 kms, including getting lost. It was windy and didn’t feel … Continue reading "CLC 2018 – Going Around in a Circle 3"
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