Long story, short summary: last week I met up with an old flame down in Málaga, forty-four years after she went home to Berlin following a summer spent studying in Oxford as part of her degree in medicine. She and a companion had ridden all the way there on their 250 R27 250cc BMW's and as we said "Tschüss" I promised to go visit the following year. Well, life doesn't work out quite like that so ... reunited at last we found that our friendship was just as vibrant - if not as sexy, which was handy as I also met her current beau! - as it was then and I now fancy taking in the long promised return trip as part of my planned Big Trip to eastern Europe.
So, or rather, Zo, assuming that my paramour will guide me around Berlin - really wish I'd been there with her before the Wall came down! - any ideas for getting there through Poland, possibly from Lviv in the Ukriane, more likely the Czech Republic, and also the onward journey my home in the Pyrenees. I'd like to avoid cities and built-up areas in general (but my Mrs Simon - who knowsa ll about this - has fond memories of living in Koblenz when she was little to may like to take that in) so am thinking about crossing into France down in the Alsace but I'm tempted too by the Ardennes region through Luxembourg and Belgium but I have no knowledge of experience whatsoever in there areas.
My bike is a BMW 650 X-Country - so the Autobahns would be a PITA, literally! -an I usually camp and live very minimally, so any hints about traveling around Germany in general would also be handy. I'm retired so nit in a big hurry and thinking about getting to Germany by July, this year of more likely next; I'm not in too much of a hurry to me my love again but I think if I left it another forty-four years she would think I didn't care for her as much as I do!
Cheers
Simon
So, or rather, Zo, assuming that my paramour will guide me around Berlin - really wish I'd been there with her before the Wall came down! - any ideas for getting there through Poland, possibly from Lviv in the Ukriane, more likely the Czech Republic, and also the onward journey my home in the Pyrenees. I'd like to avoid cities and built-up areas in general (but my Mrs Simon - who knowsa ll about this - has fond memories of living in Koblenz when she was little to may like to take that in) so am thinking about crossing into France down in the Alsace but I'm tempted too by the Ardennes region through Luxembourg and Belgium but I have no knowledge of experience whatsoever in there areas.
My bike is a BMW 650 X-Country - so the Autobahns would be a PITA, literally! -an I usually camp and live very minimally, so any hints about traveling around Germany in general would also be handy. I'm retired so nit in a big hurry and thinking about getting to Germany by July, this year of more likely next; I'm not in too much of a hurry to me my love again but I think if I left it another forty-four years she would think I didn't care for her as much as I do!
Cheers
Simon