tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25725086560579424742024-03-04T20:18:16.134-08:00Around Sicily on a bicycle 2017Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-53361510479889424072018-01-01T06:08:00.003-08:002018-01-01T06:38:22.532-08:00The RouteThis is the actual 1.126 km route, I have taken. It is been generated by the files of my GPS Device (Garmin Edge 1030). Click on it for a large version.<br />
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Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-7058446915592499292018-01-01T05:34:00.002-08:002018-01-01T05:35:16.218-08:00The final day - Back to Palermo airport. Tour-total: 1.126 kmI needed to prepare the bike for the flight home. One of the most important things is to ensure that the pedals will be removable at the airport using my travel-tools. And I have to remember, what direction I have to push to on each side. I have prepared myself a little note:<br />
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After such a trip, the screws are often very hard to loosen. That's why I looked for a <i>real</i> instrument. Thankfully, the tool-shop in Corleone could help.<br />
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Now, I could continue my last ride. I came by Borgo Schirò, an abandoned village built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.<br />
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Palermo Airport - the Bags and the bike is packed - I am ready to fly home.<br />
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<br />Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com0Flughafen Palermo - Punta Raisi (PMO), Località Punta Raisi, 90145 Cinisi PA, Italien38.1824001 13.10058189999995217.187434600000003 -28.208012100000047 59.1773656 54.409175899999951tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-37175027556992154072017-12-29T12:31:00.001-08:002017-12-29T12:39:59.532-08:00to CorleoneTwo days left until I will fly back to Frankurt and one destination is still on my list: Corleone. This village had seen very bad times and gave the name to Vito. It needs some climbing needed to reach it.<br />
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It rained from time to time. Often, I made it to some Bar and had a Cappuccino. </div>
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Climbing higher, the rain changed to hail and the mountains had some white toppings. </div>
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Finaly, I made it to Corleone. I will stayed there for the night. </div>
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Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com090034 Corleone, Palermo, Italien37.8138168 13.29878499999995337.7887288 13.258444499999953 37.838904799999995 13.339125499999952tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-66763757843724106672017-12-28T11:48:00.001-08:002017-12-28T12:25:59.887-08:001.000 km Beer - a puncture und rain - short dayLeaving another nice Hotel.<br>
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It´s not far to Palermo. I do not have to take the short way. Last year, on the trip from Palermo to Barcelona, I rushed through the rain. Leaving the big rock in the distance on my list. </div>
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But was not even 2pm, so rode on. The weather was ok, just headwind and big clouds. </div>
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I made it to Termini Imerese, but the Hotel, I booked seem to not like the bicyclist, thy wanted 5€ to store the bicycle. There was some kind of bad vibrations that made me go away (the owner screamed that he will call the police (don‘t know why). By the time, I went back on the street, it was already dark . </div>
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I continued a little further and found a nice boutique Hotel. Double the price, but once in a while the right thing to do.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">My luxurious place for the night: Hoel Tonnara Trabia</span></div>
Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com090019 Trabia PA, Italien38.0006815 13.64613080000003737.975656 13.605790300000038 38.025707 13.686471300000036tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-83137426827041875912017-12-26T11:57:00.001-08:002017-12-26T11:59:59.658-08:00On the road with many cyclistsAfter 10 nice km of rolling, a hill waited. <img alt="" id="id_5014_c7b7_54cf_e5b2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4cDlZ0igd6VSKM9WwWwA6Ifv89b7keraVFV0EVEr0Old5Yy1XquYHKmzOcIsRYmRIYzqvTZg522ZMD4Li-oYGOF2gTYDA-yUYst_g_bH7F4_T3rn-PNzfz1I-kotu15p_8hSTYVFBVE/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" style="height: auto; margin: 4px; width: 718px;" title="" tooltip="" /><br />
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I wondered where all the people on the racingbikes where going. I followed them up the hill to a monastery. They welcomed me and got me on their picture. </div>
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Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com098070 Acquedolci ME, Italien38.0555435 14.58312969999997238.030538 14.542789199999973 38.080549 14.623470199999971tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-66710577313758743592017-12-25T09:26:00.001-08:002017-12-25T10:38:01.521-08:0025. December ride. Many things closedSo I rode my bicycle at natale - <i>der erste Weihnachtsfeiertag</i>. Very little traffic and tons of men on their racing bicycles. <div><img id="id_2435_2114_e988_80ae" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYOKtB9-kwqvnUtexyz8Ks4-LIKmmZVXjZ0fQjaQWVRdk9SyZm4aTl4H3fNJDP5K1utb72QAgf1PA7us6vxz6-dbH9gjZhS3r-PszA8rVnWf0MTlTdPNoRFDDPi8r1FSXjXo_i2hYURY/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 800px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><font size="2">Waiting for more riders</font></div><div><br></div><div> I started this morning in the sun, but clouds darkened the sky to the North. </div><div><img id="id_9c0b_4cd1_19be_9e75" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-veSedUfd380/WkE3mr_304I/AAAAAAAEr5U/8tbSrRDH4f4yTSEyOTkFvUoxp9xtdzo_QCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 800px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><font size="2">My Christmas Hotel in the morning</font></div><div><br></div><div>Fortunately the clouds went within the first hours letting me enjoy the ride. </div><div><img id="id_396_cba3_54de_3b2b" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QzXZTyfGgFg/WkE3nfpey9I/AAAAAAAEr5Y/wN--gPWx89wEAXjTe7KHRoESTjc8GXAxgCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 800px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><font size="2">Costal road bending inland</font></div><div><br></div><div>In Milazzo, I did the big loop to the very end of the road. I was rewarded with views</div><div><img id="id_746_d399_276c_6523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMO-jksM6bjC1JIPc36rAqqDdfX40353sEELyrq7DcIpIvXOMhdwQmF5Z0SDxsg2bD2-TJ4Vn37k7tGZjhFuAd307XQOdZAlqaEVcG18qYwYGjvRFnjZ5M-oAsJ-wkhWjRVLCWyiGv1Q/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 800px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><br><font size="2">Piscina du Venere</font> </div><div><br></div><div>and more km for <a href="https://pages.rapha.cc/feature/festive-500" id="id_89a5_72fb_248d_aa25" target="_blank"> Rapha #Festive500</a>, a challenge to cycle 500 km between Christmas and End-of-year. </div><div><img id="id_afd1_18fc_567_44f6" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2zMCux1jfv4/WkE7SPS8xCI/AAAAAAAEr5g/CnqGauNc9f4UZfZL9FVU0X9V3VLhVzkJgCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br>[Nachtrag 25.12. 19:35. - ich bin derzeit 8.306er — von <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">73.738. ;-) </span>]</div><div><br></div><div>After noon, nothing goes in Italy at the 25th of december. I had a hard time to buy water. I needed to search for my accommodation quite early and only one Pizzaria was open in town. </div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_ee86_c485_e0e3_a4de" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bCqRp0tBK5c/WkE7UTn4_tI/AAAAAAAEr5k/oe-GZlXLVsATmuwgLA6rI_QYovBVCuEzACHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 800px; height: auto; margin: 4px;"><font size="2">Empty roads</font></div>Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-88992533966642605692017-12-24T09:12:00.001-08:002017-12-24T09:55:46.489-08:0010 days on the road and reached the North-East-CapeThis morning in Taormina I decided to climb up to the garest open air Theater. Good choice, as the view is amazing and the I was literally alone up there. Winter...<br />
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I followed the beautiful coastline to Medina and a little bit further to the very End (or beginning) of Sicily. An old tower used for the powerlines from the mainland years ago.</div>
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As it´s Christmas in Europe, I checked in to a nice Hotel. I was prepared to pay the extra for this special event, but ended up paying less (42€) for that junior suite than I payed in most of the B&Bs so far. </div>
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Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com098164 Torre Faro ME, Italien38.264619200000013 15.64267470000004338.239685200000011 15.602334200000044 38.289553200000014 15.683015200000042tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-16303604419609799482017-12-23T11:14:00.001-08:002017-12-23T11:43:36.861-08:00Sun in SicilyAfter a good breakfast, I crossed Piazza del Duomo again. In the morning, the light shines from the East and that opens up new perspectives for the hobby photographer.<br />
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North, direction Medina. I could have reached the town today, but I have plenty of time left for this trip, I am not so much into break-days at the moment. The result is shorter days or better, more breaks.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Checking the route with a nice cappuccino</span></div>
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Not much headwind let me enjoy the ride today. Turning my head right, I see the sea</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> The Mediterranean</span> </div>
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I ended up in Taormina, a beautiful city with great views.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Sunset at Piazza IX Aprie</span></div>
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Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com198039 Taormina, Messina, Italien37.8516366 15.28531269999996337.8265621 15.244972199999964 37.8767111 15.325653199999962tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-50308446653184859892017-12-22T09:51:00.001-08:002017-12-22T09:54:47.423-08:00The volcanoAccording to the weatherforecast, I would have faced headwinds up to 70 km/h. Fortunately, the wind had been calm after I have left the Syrakus area. I left on another old railroad with the ocean always to my right.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Intensive sea</span></div>
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After about 10km, I saw Mount Etna. I wondered howclose it looked.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Mt. Etna is near</span></div>
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My legs felt pretty good today, so it was an easy ride into Catania.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Catania, Piazza del Duomo. My cloth hanging from the fron the paniers in order to dry them after having washed yesterday</span></div>
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I checked in Liodoro B&B in Via Gagliani 13 and am impressed by the style of the common room. </div>
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Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com1Via Gagliani, 13, 95124 Catania CT, Italien37.5020799 15.08437979999996512.101717399999998 -26.224214200000034 62.9024424 56.392973799999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-77871006724533479042017-12-21T08:03:00.001-08:002018-01-01T06:46:28.531-08:00Heavy headwind - who cares?Today, only 35km. That was the plan. And that plan had been executed. A false start uphill gave me a downhill. The night was rainy and the remains where still on the streets.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the ship <i>Klaus</i></td></tr>
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Heading north brought a lot wind in the face. But it did not take long to reach Syrakus. I found myself a nice Hotel on the <i>(half-)</i> island Ortygia. </div>
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Finaly, after a week on the road, I applied the needed sticker to my bike. </div>
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Later, I went to visit the town </div>
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Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com0Ortygia, Italien37.060897800000014 15.29409409999993837.035555300000013 15.253753599999939 37.086240300000014 15.334434599999938tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-62081398723653131782017-12-20T09:31:00.001-08:002017-12-20T09:31:57.726-08:00Short ride to NotoDownhill from Ragusa. The old-town is incredible.<div><img id="id_a964_32b_7fa4_9912" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HU3pLDMlzLHh2FnogGq52-ABo-6001NBspg2h7RlDeY6odF15s84j2l7Zqqj12Ci-IMTdt9qzr-53JssECUx_CleiWt7RF9ileTl-gIC6XfFJUhFdAW9uCqMgCTZ87MBs5zsy34M43Y/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 974px; height: auto;"><br><font size="2">Ragusa from the South</font></div><div><br></div><div> Unfortunately, I haven‘t had the chance to see the town in the sunlight. But in the rain, yesterday:</div><div><img id="id_4c83_afc_f37a_a6a7" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiid8WspllsECnzHCtxXQ4lF__WYJNju4x__Mu1_fF0T7DbXT7Uzj3yaW_yi_rG04lGmipqFGyUAj16P_eoZal9xPdBG0bZZHxMGbxutZPReTFKFWD5zQaEmWChK4YMCdGqvyzXs4Ul_UY/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 974px; height: auto;"><br><font size="2">Rainy streets of Ragusa old-town</font></div><div><br></div><div>I passed another old baroque city, Modica</div><div><img id="id_3880_1ec_e736_e633" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatQIfROLRFmoRrtvPehul1RkhqSnHf8kOfgSEBEP0EJlI__wrfdWiFemuRWeOg5f-j81ho62gwm5tiroo_5fNUgni0UKfKBe4RcpesEkYnZB3vpvzrOhSLVeDU5gCE8d9l9GVyP7A4g4/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 974px; height: auto;"><br><font size="2">Fresh citrus fruits the whole year</font></div><div><br></div><div>After a short day, I arrived in Noto, the crown of the late-baroque towns in the South-East</div><div><img id="id_4320_6322_588_d3f6" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91uymvS9Nih0RN1uQxDVv4ZYCFBOz8pC3cN2Cx3g5dZDAr7mn0BWApVOSEL3pTh0ThLsJwsZwiDlaJzPHv8blNWVsrFW5PpkNOezOZzTgLDxcq_CX_-CicAcxu_TXSUUb9nvI27Oi-cE/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 974px; height: auto;"><br><font size="2">Old and new doesn‘t always mix</font></div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_2502_7968_c320_c1a6" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLAzhA8spijo7nDgYJ0SCdFN6jCtOiHmIHjGEfgTEK-pxAdEqtyd37Wte9z-YZRmcw1bSm3GPhiSswiFlEC4QrdrsOz85g2ztOsAGAsfSGSZkj_pEmR58zgaDKG_hyfxwS-I-zFpCwyc/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 974px; height: auto;"><br><font size="2">Goes well together</font></div>Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-34668483879898334212017-12-19T08:05:00.001-08:002018-04-29T23:51:16.832-07:00Uphill to the late baroque town RagusaI started early today. To get the most out of daylight.<br />
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I left the old oil-town of Gela to the South, seeing the remains of the past. </div>
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Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com197100 Ragusa, Province of Ragusa, Italien36.9269273 14.72551290000001236.876147800000005 14.644831900000012 36.9777068 14.806193900000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-85073537951580646082017-12-18T09:46:00.001-08:002017-12-18T09:47:34.443-08:00Temple, mud and sunToday, I came through Agrigente. It is known for La Valle dei Templi, an important place with lots of greek pillars. I tried to let my bike at some guards to visiting the site safely, but was not successful in the negotiation with the security. So, I look at the buildings form the outside which may not be the worst choice.<br />
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Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com193012 Gela, Province of Caltanissetta, Italien37.0741526 14.24035370000001437.0234786 14.159672700000014 37.1248266 14.321034700000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-83195302252402847332017-12-18T00:22:00.001-08:002018-01-01T06:53:55.702-08:00Tailwind and mostly sunny<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I could follow a bike path that I just <i>found</i> next to the street for a while. An old railway-track</span><br />
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The first bicycle travellers, I met. Two brothers from Canada, riding every year in another part of the world. </div>
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Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com092010 Siculiana Marina AG, Italien37.3378087 13.38588609999999337.3314962 13.375801099999993 37.3441212 13.395971099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-19560543964158241342017-12-16T12:15:00.001-08:002018-01-01T06:56:14.478-08:00 Hills and rainBetween Castellammare del Golfo and Trapani are some hills. Nothing serious, but enough to make a nice scenary.<br />
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The well-rounded Sicilian woman next to me took notice but seem to like it. Maybe she liked the actor who plays Al Pacino a little. </div>
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Inspite of my last experiance in Madrid, my bike and the luggage arrived in time an in good condition. A nice woman in the baggage-claim area even asked me if I would like to reuse my big bike-box on the flight back. </div>
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I am really curious if the box is still there when I am nach in two weeks.<br />
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After assembling my bike, I was ready to go. It was a sunny day with som heavy wind in my face, but sunny. So I enjoyed my first day in Sicily. </div>
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Sind and mountains. I am lucky<br />
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The wind is blowing in my face<br />
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I rode till dawn, which is at 16:45 here - no joke</div>
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Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com0SS731, 49, 91011 Alcamo TP, Italien38.01564013749379 12.914428710937537.965601137493792 12.8337477109375 38.065679137493788 12.9951097109375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-39041828970180575592017-12-15T00:22:00.001-08:002018-01-01T06:57:51.588-08:00Zwischenstopp in MünchenJetzt im Flughafen<br />
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2 Std Aufenthalt. </div>
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Probiere gerade die <span style="color: #283593;">Blogging</span> <span style="color: #00695c; font-family: Copperplate;">Apps</span><span style="color: #66bb6a;">. </span></div>
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Update: habe mich für BlogTouch Pro entschieden. </div>
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Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com0Flughafen München (MUC), Nordallee 25, 85356 München, Deutschland48.3536621 11.77502789999994126.664719100000003 -29.533566100000058 70.0426051 53.08362189999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-29450266770594154842017-12-14T18:00:00.000-08:002018-01-01T06:58:16.803-08:00Me : bicycle -1 Lufthansa : bicycle +1<img alt="" height="480" id="id_be74_e65a_f625_6c7a" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8uzo90xsXr9lrkI4hpL9x0smmDF1wPkwWFDvJx-1zy4JUIorOcATEws91lCdqgeHT0XlaJRQOzx7GqDk19MpTKCskB4ZSKJrgka3Wwc-V4j-YEKguyuvBBqNt2L6FEchMZXjAG3J1TQ/s640/%255BUNSET%255D" title="" tooltip="" width="640" /><br />
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Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com0Frankfurt Flughafen (FRA), 60547 Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland50.0379326 8.562151800000037828.3489896 -32.746442199999962 71.7268756 49.870745800000037tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2572508656057942474.post-13559072039274590212017-11-19T10:21:00.004-08:002017-12-15T00:33:03.995-08:00Preparing for Sicily in DecemberYesterday, I went to my favorite Map-store in Frankfurt "Landkarten Schwarz". I bought the Marco Polo Map Sicily in 1:200.000.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first step - buying the map!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overview</td></tr>
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From the whole selection of 5 different Sicily maps, I liked the print here most. The detail is much higher then the detail from the Reise-Know-How map which that are normally my favorites.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Print of the Marco Polo Map</td></tr>
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The whole Island is displayed on one page. That makes overview planning much easier. The backside is, the map is more bulky ad it will be harder to fit it into the map holder of the handlebar bag.<br />
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One day later, I started planning. The trip around the Island will be about 1.000km. This will be around two weeks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First rough plan</td></tr>
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Next: Organizing the transport for my bicycle and me. I checked the flight. In December, there is way less flights than in the summer month. I managed to get decent flights: a flight in the morning with one stop on the way to Palermo and a direct flight on the way back. Just a little late. I will arrive 8pm in Frankfurt, but the alternatives would have been much more expensive.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flight ticket to Frankfurt - Palermo (incl. bicycle)</td></tr>
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The start will be 12/15/2017. Return at 12/30/2017.<br />
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<br />Radtourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369507696235963168noreply@blogger.com0Bockenheim, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland50.124997699999987 8.638835599999993150.124997699999987 8.6388355999999931 50.124997699999987 8.6388355999999931