Monday, September 24, 2007
I am still in athens...
Already last week i obtained the iranian visa. But with the indian visa i didnt have luck. They didnt want to give me a 6 months visa, only a 3 months That were of course too short (it counts from the day of issue). I will try it in teheran again or else in islamabad.
I'm lovin' it...yes i really love McDonald's! I often went to my favorite restaurant in the last days...but i better dont tell you how many Big Macs i have eaten;-)...
Last saturday was a big bike demonstration in athens. They protested again the car drivers. Because it is almost impossible to drive in athens by bike, it is just too dangerous.
Soon i am leaving athens...i will take a ferry to the south of turkey. From there i am driving to the iranian border.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Big break in athens
The last days i cycled on the big island, penepolese. A long bridge from antirio to rio (not rio de janeiro!) connects the island with the mainland. The prices to drive over the bridge were written on a sign. For trucks, cars, motorbikes. And bikes? It was free :-)
Very impressive was the corinth canal. It is more than 6 km long and about 25 m width.
I am not only here for sightseeing, no, no...i need 2 visas - for the iran and for india. So it depends on the embassies how long i will stay here.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
mythical mitikas
a bit further from mitikas i found a good place to overnight. it was in a not-finished-built house. if i had enough money i would just buy it!
so far i had to take care of cars and trucks. here were goats, cows and even pigs on the road!
yesterday i had the first break-down on the front wheel. unfortunately the pump was defective :-(. somebody took me to the next petrol station where i could pump the wheel. so, today i went to a bike shop in messolongi to get a new wheel, pump and other things. they had everything i needed, even a bike-mirror! the service was great and it didn’t cost a lot.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
greetings from greece
on the first day i camped just on the beach. luckily, here is no tide...else i might have waked up in a wet sleeping bag ;-)
i really don’t like driving through tunnels. it is always narrow and the light is very bad. from preveza to aktio is a long tunnel under the sea. i was driving towards this tunnel with a bad feeling. suddenly a worker stopped me and took me with his pick-up car to the other end...in the tunnel is written that bikes are not allowed ;-)
Sunday, September 9, 2007
arrivederci italia
on the last day in
dominga is not on the picture, she is still working in cervia.
well, i have to go...i don’t wanna miss my ferry...
ciao, ciao...italia
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
figs and pasta
Monday, September 3, 2007
going to loreto
i joined them and we cycled together to loreto, where a big catholic event took place.
after 3 great days we arrived finally in loreto.
about 400'000 people, mainly from
Saturday, September 1, 2007
meeting ueli, priska, alain, janine, vreni and peter
i enjoyed having a break in cervia. this resort is just great for having beach holiday. it has beautiful sand beaches and a cute old town. i stayed in the hotel fiorella, which is only 50 meters from the beach away. i can really recommend it to you!
at the same time my uncle and his family were having holiday in lido di classe. it is just 10 km away from cervia. i visited them there...thank you for inviting me for lunch. i felt like at home...