Here are a few things that caught my attention in week twenty-one (teaser: #iOS, #macOS, cycling, #playdate): week.esamecar.net/21

Woman on a gravel bike on a dirt road in the sunshine later in the evening.

Woman on a gravel bike on a dirt road in the sunshine later in the evening.

Woman on a gravel bike on a dirt road in the sunshine later in the evening.

Where Have I Been

I saw maique posting it and it seems, Manton started it …

The idea is very nice and so I thought I would join in. ๐Ÿ˜Ž

I haven’t yet been to many different countries. That’s mainly because my wife and I decided two decades ago to avoid cars and planes for traveling. And with just a bike and / or by train, you don’t get very far unless you have a lot of time. Unfortunately, I don’t. (And of course money always plays a certain role, too.)

Anyway, here is the list of countries I have visited so far:

  • Argentina ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท
  • Austria ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
  • Czech Republic ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
  • Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
  • England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
  • France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
  • Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
  • Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
  • Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
  • Slovenia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
  • Spain ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
  • Switzerland ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
  • Wales ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
  • USA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Here are a few things that caught my attention in week twenty (teaser: #iOS, #macOS, cycling a small part of the Iron Curtain Trail ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšด): week.esamecar.net/20

Cyclist on gravel bike on forest path surrounded by green trees

An old port crane, about dilapidated and sprayed everywhere with graffiti, in Hamburg Hafen City.

An old port crane, about dilapidated and sprayed everywhere with graffiti, in Hamburg Hafen City.

Iron Curtain Trail Day Three ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšด๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ

Iron Curtain Trail Day Two ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿ˜„

Old border fence on the former German borderStrava Stats 131 km ride.Rape fieldWoman on gravel bike riding on a narrow path on a dyke by the Elbe.Old guard house on the former German borderEpic Weather Ride weather forecast for the tour. Lots of headwind.Dusty gravel bike leaning against a concrete wall in front of "loading zone" sign.Elbe in the sunshine.

Iron Curtain Trail Day One ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšด

Part of an old border fence on the border to the former GDR.Strava Map with Stats Day One Ride Iron Curtain Trail. Start Wolfsburg, 59 kmCountry Side during sunset at Iron Curtain Trail.Part of an old border fence on the border to the former GDR. Cutting the wall with Banksy style graffiti art.Country Side during sunset at Iron Curtain Trail.Part of an old border fence on the border to the former GDR.

Here the ride begins ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿšด โ€ฆ

Volkswagenfabrik in Wolfsburg

Waiting in Hanover for the second train to arrive.

Gravel bike in front of graffiti wall at train station Hanover

Currently reading: How to Take Smart Notes by Sรถnke Ahrens ๐Ÿ“š

2.5 days of cycling ahead of us ๐Ÿฅฐ

Gravel Bike with bike packing bags attached.

green landscape (field)

green landscape (field)

A field, on the Horizon a Rapps field and a castle. In front, only in sections two racing cyclists.

A field, on the Horizon a Rapps field and a castle. In front, only in sections two racing cyclists.

Specialized Diverge Gravel bike

Specialized Diverge Gravel bike

A dark hall in an event center with people sitting on chairs in front of a stage on which a woman sits on a bar stool at a small table to give a reading.

A dark hall in an event center with people sitting on chairs in front of a stage on which a woman sits on a bar stool at a small table to give a reading.

Two pizzas in a pizza oven with a wood fire burning inside.

Two pizzas in a pizza oven with a wood fire burning inside.

A tree fungus, probably a Trametes sp., on a tree stump in the forest.

A tree fungus, probably a Trametes sp., on a tree stump in the forest.

Forest landscape in the Palatinate Forest. A dog on a leash is standing a little distance away.

Forest landscape in the Palatinate Forest. A dog on a leash is standing a little distance away.

A dog looking into the camera.

A dog looking into the camera.