Oh, I'm jealous! I spent 6 months cycling round Europe last year - in Italy, Greece, France, Germany and Belgium. France was by far the best - the roads are generally quiet and the drivers give you loads of room. Italy - a bit hairy, they do drive like loons, but at the same time people seem to be paying attention, because everyone else is driving like a loon! There's less of the dozy-british-driver that doesn't see you: they have to look out for bikes and scooters from every angle. Greece - hairy in the busy bits, with big lorries and buses coming past really close, but we survived a month there without incident. Once you're out of the busy areas it's bliss. If somewhat hilly! Germany - oddly, a bit of a pain. there are cycle paths, but they don't always go where you want, and drivers shout at you if you don't use them. And for some reason we found it really hard to buy food - lots of little towns appeared to have no food shops, and those that did, had a Lidl. Lidl is all very well if you go looking for bargains, but when you just need to buy some lunch and some toothpaste, it's a bit dire. Belgium - lovely cycle paths, but, em, dull. Flat. Windy. Shite food. Otherwise, fine :-) Go! Go! You'll have a magic time!
and I had to tie a bag on me rack with some old rope.
