C.J.Patten said:Germany was fantastic for cycling, at least in the Swartswald (black forest)
area. Bike paths everywhere and cars just accept you being on "their road"
because most car drivers seem to bike too. Bikes on trains are a fact of
life and we did that a lot, sometimes biking outbound and taking a train
back.France - in the area I biked near the Rhine & German border was pretty much
the same as Germany. Of course, you'll encounter some cobblestone streets in
towns.
Yep, and luvverly tramlines often dominating one side of the road,
with junctions that take you across them at a shallow angle.
Likewise Switzerland and Scandinavian countries have a lot of very
well-surfaced roads, but with downsides such as frequent tunnels
in Norway. As I said in my other post, northern Europe.
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Nick Kew