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Exploring Amsterdam by foot

Date:
11.11.2025
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
2:30h
Distance:
9.2km

Our plan was first to visit the Van Gogh museum of Amsterdam. Enjoying a nice autumn day, we walked there from the hotel. The musuem, however, was sold out -- yes -- and thus we made a new plan: exploring some additional corners of Amsterdam by foot. Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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From Rotterdam to Haarlem

Date:
09.11.2025
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
8:00h
Distance:
81.1km

Our plan for the day was to get to Haarlem (from Rotterdam) and given the promising weather forecast we decided to bike there. Starting relatively early from Rotterdam, our first intermediate goal was Delft, where we aimed at some nice breakfast. While we initially thought to cycle along the Schie, we instead ended up following a bike route in parallel to the highway between Rotterdam and Delft. This route was not as nice as the planned one, but it brought us to Delft relatively quickly. In Delft, we then cycled to the main square, where we enjoyed a nice breakfast, sitting outside in the sun. Next, we aimed at getting to the dunes in the north of Den Haag. Close to Scheveningen, we then entered the dunes park. From there, it was then a very nice bike ride along a fine bike path in parallel >>>

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Rottemeren from/to Rotterdam

Date:
08.11.2025
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
41.1km

We arrived with the water bus from Dordrecht near Erasmusbrug in Rotterdam and rented bikes on our way towards the center of Rotterdam. Given the pleasant autumn weather, we decided to take the bikes on a ride to Rottemeren. We first cycled to Kralingse Plas and then, via Rotterdam Alexander, to the Rotte a bit further north. Following the Rotte further northwards, we then cycled to Veerpont Bleiswijk, before turning around and cycling back to Rotterdam. Once back in Rotterdam, we first visited the Kunsthal, before later refilling some energies. All in all, a very nice day on the bike in Rotterdam! :-) Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Donaupark, first, and then towards Mauer

Date:
06.11.2025
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
12:00h
Distance:
40.3km

I first biked to Austria Center Vienna for the conference, which I attended during these days. During the lunch break, I made a nice stroll through Donaupark right next to the conference center to catch some fresh air and some late autumn sun. After returning to Wien Landstrasse after the conference, my second goal of the day was to visit the southwest of Vienna. To get there, I biked via Margareten and along Edelsinnstrasse, before crossing over the railtracks for good to continue into the direction of Mauer. On my way back, I followed a similar route, just not descending into Margareten, again, but cycling along Wiedener Hauptstrasse instead. Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Bike excursion to Lobau

Date:
01.11.2025
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
2:30h
Distance:
34.8km

To refresh myself a little (before the next work session), I took the bike and made a quite excursion into Lobau, in the southeast of Vienna. I first biked into Prater and then over the Praterbrücke onto the Donauinsel, where I headed further towards Lobau in southeastern direction. After biking through Ölhafen Lobau, I eventually arrived at the nature reserve of Lobau. There, I explored a few paths, enjoying silence and nice nature. To get back, I took a different route, crossing over the Donau at the power station at Freudenau. This then brought me also to the rather peculiar Pagode right next to the Danube. Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Jubiläumswarte and Mahnmal für die Opfer vom Spiegelgrund

Date:
25.10.2025
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
3:00h
Distance:
32.8km

I used my bike to visit the northwest of Vienna, biking first there, before eventually making a round to/from Jubiläumswarte on foot. One the way back, I then passed by the Mahnmal für die Opfer vom Spiegelgrund (memorial commemorating the victims at Spiegelgrund) at night, seeing the 772 steles lit for the first time. Clearly, it is very moving to visit this memorial at night! Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway . Several other sites, including one at geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at and the one at gedenkstaettesteinhof.at remind of the grim history of Steinhof.

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Back to Austria via Sella Nevea (from Moggio)

Date:
22.10.2025
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
7:30h
Distance:
75.3km

The plan for the fourth (and last) day of our four-days bike ride through the Julian Alps was to bike back to Austria from Moggio. Again, we started relatively early in Moggio to have enough time for the roughly 75km back (including the Selle Nevea mountain pass). This time, we were updated enough to understand that parallel to the main road (SS13) through the valley of Fiume Fella one can find the Alpe-Adri cycling path, which is using an abandoned train line! Using this cycling path, we nicely made it to Chiusaforte without any road stress! :-) Also, we could enjoy some nice sights along the way, including Ponte Peraria and several tall waterfalls. In Chiusaforte, we then said "Good bye!" to the cycling path and entered Val Raccolana towards Sella Nevea further in the east. While it was not raining, the clouds were >>>

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Through Val Resia to Moggio (from Bovec)

Date:
21.10.2025
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
6:00h
Distance:
46.0km

The plan for the third day of our four-days bike ride through the Julian Alps was to bike from Bovec to Moggio di Sotto via Val Resia. The weather forecast predicted rain throughout the day and it was right: it rained continuously. We first biked from Bovec down to Žaga, where we turned towards the west (and upwards again). Following the very nice mountain road towards the border between Slovenia and Italy, we enjoyed the fact that hardly any cars were on the same street. Instead, we got to see several fire salamanders that likely enjoyed the rain! :-) Before actually crossing over the border, we had to get over a small prelude saddle (where previously the Slovenian border control was?). From there, it was then a short stretch down to (and over) the Učja river. Once on the other, northern side, we eventually crossed the border >>>

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Up to the Mangart saddle, from/to Bovec

Date:
20.10.2025
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
7:00h
Distance:
53.4km

The idea for the second day of our four-days bike ride through the Julian Alps was to ascend to Mangart from Bovec and then return back to Bovec. The weather report was not 100% promising, predicting rain for the afternoon. It was very clear to us that attempting a very steep mountain road in wet and cold conditions would not be wise at all. To thus account for the weather uncertainy, we also had made a backup plan: ride up to Predel, instead, and then back to Bovec from there. We started from Bovec at around 8h30 and quickly hit the road northwards. Soon we passed the junction, where one could follow the road through the Soča valley, eventually up to Vršič, which we had come down the day before. This day, we instead continued further upwards into the Koritnica valley. A bit more than 4km into our ride, we then inspected Fort >>>

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From Erlendorf to Bovec via Wurzenpaß and Vršič

Date:
19.10.2025
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
7:00h
Distance:
60.5km

On the first (first real) day of our four-days bike ride through the Julian Alps , we aimed at biking from Erlendorf to Bovec over Wurzenpaß and Vršič. Starting at about 8h30 in the morning in Erlendorf, we headed for the street that leads up to Wurzenpaß immediately. After only about half a kilometer, it became clear that cycling up to Wurzenpaß would be harder than originally anticipated (the rather naive, initial idea was that Wurzenpaß would serve as a quick and not-too-hard warm-up exercise before going for the real pass over Vršič). Even though it was "only" about 500 height meters up from Erlendorf, the challenge was in the slopes, which topped out at about 18% (very steep for cycling indeed)! On Wurzenpaß, we stopped to look at an old tank right next to the road, which reminds visitors of WWII and the time >>>

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