I don't know about you but sometimes I get out on the bike, or on holiday and you think "Wow .. I'd like to come here again and have another look around". Only done it twice but it's happening more and more, maybe my age, but Luxembourg is one of those places. There 4 years ago I went back with the same old team that I used to ride with in the job, different routes but still staying in Vianden. What a beautiful place that is. Stayed again at The Hotel Heintz in the centre half way up the cobbled main road with a conveniently placed patisserie for brekky 
The hotel is thoroughly recommended being a family run place for many years with good parking around the back and even a deep long garage for a few bikes. We ate out in the evening just because as you know you can't beat a warm outdoors village feel in the summer. Enough chitchat so here are just a few pics and then I'll write a bit more ...
So over on "La Shuttle" after a meet up at the Folkstone Premier Inn the night before. No issues and by 9am we were on foreign soil heading off on another little trip.
No big mileage planned just nice easy scenic days stopping for coffee a spot of lunch etc.
One thing was different this time and that is that we all had comms, Cardo PakTalk and very good it was too. I have resisted for a long time despite using comms at work for years but of course now there is the option or radio / music etc and I bloody well love it !
Out for exploring walkies after T in the evening was a must before a cold beer in the center of town chatting away and catching up.
Now while talking about food I HAVE to mention the steak .. steak cheval I have to say. If you are a meat eater then this was truly 5* (NOT CHEAP !!!) but oh my ! 500g steak that was possibly the best ever that has passed my lips. Sublime .. cooked on an open charcoal pit that you could go in and see etc ... here we go.
So we had warm / hot weather with lovely roads that were vast and scenic with little other traffic.
A day of hairpins and castles in Sudeifel Germany and other little routes were all well planned and ridden by our team organizer ! (not me, I just turn up and ride)
Some gravel was good to get back to but mostly smooth tarmac.
Here is our brekky I mentioned .. very simple but lovely fresh pasties CANNOT be ignored !!!
And so off to St Quentin France for our last night. We stayed at Hotel LE FLORENCE 2* at 42 Rue Emile Zola only about 100 miles or so from Calais so a nice restful easy last day .. as if it hadn't all be restful and easy !!
A shout out too for that hotel. Cheaper and more basic but secure parking at the rear with air con in our rooms ! We were out the back in a new built block, well not as old as the main bit so I can't vouch for air con everywhere but what a god send with coffee in the room too. Just those little extras make all the difference.
Busy at T time in central St Quentin and the food was lovely.
Quieter elsewhere in the town.
So there you have it. A repeat trip and just as good as the first with different places visited and ridden by.
Thoroughly recommend a few days here.
I thank you.
The hotel is thoroughly recommended being a family run place for many years with good parking around the back and even a deep long garage for a few bikes. We ate out in the evening just because as you know you can't beat a warm outdoors village feel in the summer. Enough chitchat so here are just a few pics and then I'll write a bit more ... So over on "La Shuttle" after a meet up at the Folkstone Premier Inn the night before. No issues and by 9am we were on foreign soil heading off on another little trip.
No big mileage planned just nice easy scenic days stopping for coffee a spot of lunch etc.
One thing was different this time and that is that we all had comms, Cardo PakTalk and very good it was too. I have resisted for a long time despite using comms at work for years but of course now there is the option or radio / music etc and I bloody well love it !
Out for exploring walkies after T in the evening was a must before a cold beer in the center of town chatting away and catching up.
Now while talking about food I HAVE to mention the steak .. steak cheval I have to say. If you are a meat eater then this was truly 5* (NOT CHEAP !!!) but oh my ! 500g steak that was possibly the best ever that has passed my lips. Sublime .. cooked on an open charcoal pit that you could go in and see etc ... here we go.
So we had warm / hot weather with lovely roads that were vast and scenic with little other traffic.
A day of hairpins and castles in Sudeifel Germany and other little routes were all well planned and ridden by our team organizer ! (not me, I just turn up and ride
)Some gravel was good to get back to but mostly smooth tarmac.
Here is our brekky I mentioned .. very simple but lovely fresh pasties CANNOT be ignored !!!
And so off to St Quentin France for our last night. We stayed at Hotel LE FLORENCE 2* at 42 Rue Emile Zola only about 100 miles or so from Calais so a nice restful easy last day .. as if it hadn't all be restful and easy !!
A shout out too for that hotel. Cheaper and more basic but secure parking at the rear with air con in our rooms ! We were out the back in a new built block, well not as old as the main bit so I can't vouch for air con everywhere but what a god send with coffee in the room too. Just those little extras make all the difference.
Busy at T time in central St Quentin and the food was lovely.
Quieter elsewhere in the town.
So there you have it. A repeat trip and just as good as the first with different places visited and ridden by.
Thoroughly recommend a few days here.
I thank you.
