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    Dawdling by the Danube: With Journeys in Bavaria and Poland

    By Edward Enfield

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    ‘I had thought for some time that there must be something funny about Germany because, except for hard-drinking types at the Munich beer festival, I had never heard of anybody going there for a holiday. This was, in my view, the first of two advantages. There are travellers who, when abroad, are delighted to see a fellow countryman. Not I. There are quite enough Englishmen at home without my wanting to run into them abroad.’

    So, having only been to Germany once before to do National Service, Edward Enfield sets off on his latest cycling trip, carrying few preconceptions but plenty of wit. Determining the route he should take from recommendations scrawled on a napkin, he starts by following the ‘Romantic Street’ along the banks of the Danube from Passau to Vienna, taking in castles, churches and good food along the way. And, as Edward amply reveals in this charming book, there is no place from which to see a country that is nearly as good, as the saddle of a bicycle.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSummersdale Publishers Ltd
    Release dateMar 3, 2008
    ISBN9780857653123
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    • 4/5
      Having pedalled the Danube bike path from Passau to Vienna, this book just had to be read! Lovely writing style, relaxed and easy. This is like your Dad, telling you about his trip and it brought back many happy memories for me. These bike paths are truely magnificent!