2015 July

“Danger Mines” – end of January 2004

Posted on July 27, 2015 ·

“Danger Mines” – end of January 2004 We passed Beli Monastir and enormous brown fields. Grey houses and grey neighborhoods, falling apart, caving in. Poor. We passed Osijek, where we stopped on a park bench to eat. One man passed us by, took a look at our bikes, and kept saying, “Jesus, Jesus.” The suburbs […]

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Numbers for August to December 2003

Posted on July 27, 2015 ·

AUGUST (07.26 to 08.26.03) 1 country: France Biked 373 mi.(600km) Max. T°: 108°F; min.:55°F Max. altitude: 2093 ft. Biked 17 days 15 nights camping 1 night in a campground 3 nights in a hotel 12 nights invited 0 flat tires SEPTEMBER 2 countries: France, Germany Biked: 480 mi. (800 km.) Total: 850 mi. (1400 km) […]

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Detailled history

Posted on July 27, 2015 ·

History of Austria From the beginning to the Hapsburg Dynasty: Romans in Austria between 1st C. BC and 5th C. AD. Charlemagne, king of Franks and Holy Roman Emperor, established territory called Ostmark (Austria) in Danube Valley. Hungarians defeated at Augsburg and Austria re-established around 955. Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph of Hapsburg granted his sons […]

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Detailled History

Posted on July 27, 2015 ·

History of Germany 1000-600 B.C.: The Germans immigrate south from Scandinavia 6th C.: Clovis, king of the Franks, converts to Christianity and conquers the Germans 8th C.: Charlemagne conquers the Saxons and the Bavarians. After his coronation as Emporer, he legitimizes the Roman Empire in Gaul and in Germany. 843: The Treaty of Verdun gives […]

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Detailled history

Posted on July 27, 2015 ·

History of France: 59-51 B.C. : Gaul, originally inhabited by Celtic and Iberian peoples, conquered by Caesar 3rd C. A.D. : invasions ravage the country 498 : Clovis, king of the Francs, baptized at Reims 800 : Crowning of Charlemagne, who establishes the vast Occidental Empire 843 : The Treaty of Verdun breaks France into […]