Day 173 Sept 29 Sat - Full Moon Camp after Ruzhintsi to Vidin
Overlooking to the Beauty of Dunav River
Before settling in hotel , ride around town
War memorial square
A taste of the Bulgarian brass band on the way to Vidin
Hotel at far left and a casino just beside
Single bedroom very spacious cost 26 lev
Around Vidin
Cycling and pedestrains path near the river bank
Dunav river
Shopping my camping food stuffs - tomatoes/onions/cans fish/biscuit/nuts/sugar/coffee /eggs/rice...
A grand church in town
Museum
Mother & child - a symbols of LOVE & CARE
Today's Distance: 57km
Today's Temp: 18 - 27c
Average Speed: 17.1 max: 55
Time on Bike: 3 hr 21 min
Average climb: 2% max: 9%
Trip Altitude: 329m max: 349m
Today's spending: 46 lev
Total Distance to date: 11220km
Total spending to date:145.5 lev
Today's Temp: 18 - 27c
Average Speed: 17.1 max: 55
Time on Bike: 3 hr 21 min
Average climb: 2% max: 9%
Trip Altitude: 329m max: 349m
Today's spending: 46 lev
Total Distance to date: 11220km
Total spending to date:145.5 lev
A very relaxing ride today started at 9.30am on a flat plateau of 300 - 400m. Rode into Vidin town at 1.00pm ,a very small town of 65 ooo population overlooking to the Dunav River , the narrowest at Vidin. Settled in a hotel ( no English name) for 26 lev , single bed but very spacious, not intend to have a full day rest here , will checkout tomorrow noon and cycle across to another country - Romania.
17 comments:
Hello Meng. I am friend of Heather and I read your reports every evening. I shall be looking forward, when you cycle through Germany and switzerland, I used to work there more than 40 years ago. Keep in mind, the scenery is great, but it is very expensive, unfortunately. take care and keep the photos coming. best regards Gunter
Hi Meng!
Looks like you're having a ball at your two latest stopovers.Superb pictures and i bet, apart from the scenery and beautiful weather, the culture and music is great too.More wonders to be explored along your way to your eventual destination.Be safe,ok?
hello meng a great experience for u and us to read your blog.We are proud that u can tahan cycle alone not feeling lonely.I have a suggestion that if possible after u quote the local currency of that nation,please include in us dollars term so that we can agak agak how much is spent.thanks
Hi Meng,
Bravo on breezing thru Bulgaria without a hassle.
Why don’t you spend a little time Google searching the history of a country ahead for some internet maps whenever you upload your material. It would save your money on maps.
I believe you will be x-ing the Danube River into Calafat, Romania next and heading towards Drobeta, right. All the best to you in this country. Eager to see your next posting.
Chong5
Hi meng,so Bulgaria is behind you,next Romania.Which is your trav.plan? Is it thru Hungary,Austria,Germany to France?Because another shorter option is thru Serbia,Croatia and Slovenia and than you have 2.options:
1.from Slovenia to Austria
2.to nord Italy and thru Monaco to Paris.Last one is realy great!
Whatever,have a safe journey and enjoy yourself.Brane
weqHello Meng,
Hope you are doing well and enjoying the beautiful sceneries. Its end year now and the weather must be really cooling especially during the night.
Kayuh...my fren....and take good care yah...
Cheers.....
Following your journey.. the autumn leaves campsite was just so serene. Like Heather said, you can really spot a campsite where none (apparentlsy) exists. Upon looking back, the most unpredictable n harshest part of your journey is behind you and you'll be home soon. How do you feel? How do you come back down from a high and go back to "normal" humdrum? What other epic adventure to surpass this one? I suppose this is the furthest from your mind right now and all you can think of is curry laksa, nasi lemak rendang etc.. Take care. Pauline
Hello Meng,
Hope you are doing fine and enjoying the best of Europe, right now. Hai, you must be searching high & low for an internet cafe over there now, hope you will find one soon to update us. You have been MIA for nearly 1 week now.
Meanwhile, try to snap some pics of yourself whenever you reach a new country in Europe( with the respective countries flag, if possible ) so that when you flip open your photo albums in a couple of years time, you can still remember the country & places. When we are getting older and of course a lot wiser, the brain cells seems to forget things faster, you know what i mean, hahaha......
Enjoy and happy exploring yah....
Cheers brater.....and take care...
From, TTKs
Hi Meng,
All your TTKs friends are right,
Take some short video clips 20 secs. - 40 secs. will be good .
Signin youtube and upload for all to see.Tag it under Beijing2Paris / Travel / Recumbent .. etc so friends can search easily.
The video clip can also be embedded to your blog too.
Take care my friend, hope the recumbent is taking good care of you.
almost a week already.......hope u r in romania now,should be able to look for cyber cafe upload your photos,and latest news...ttk eagerly waiting your good news from u..... cold weather now.take care...best regards ttk..
Gunter,
How's Heather now back in Australia,no news from her or too happy now already promoted to Grand mother ,and forget her riding partner.
Thanks adeline , I guess very little chance for me to venture into each country's music as that involved times and money , not on this type of adventure trip.
anonymous,
I will include the usd and euro in the currency for my next country.
brane, I don have the visa for serbia,so I will follow to Slovakia,wein,salberg,lucern ,paris,london.
chong5,
I guess the internet cost is much more expensive than the map
Desertrose, you are right seem that you can read my mind.Will tell you more story when back home , internet here is very expansive,ok?
Foo , video clip i am very poor on this ,photos ok-lah .Don request so many things ,very expansive internet here. Recumbent is doing fine,no problem.
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