Originally Posted by Senkill
Hello everyone!
3) From Donaueschingen I will head south down to the Bodensee (big lake) near Switzerland, Lichtenstein. I'm not sure if there is much to see here but I got the impression it was nice there so I would cycle around the lake.
4) The Rhine river is close by and I would take the Rhine river north all the way up into the Netherlands of course visiting Frankfurt, Dusselsorf and ending up in Amsterdam.
Hi Seneca,
First of all, congratulations on completing graduate school! I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than going on a bike tour!
I live very close to Lake of Constance (Bodensee) and have cycled around the area many times. If you have to choose, I'd recommend staying on the Swiss side of the lake since it's mostly bike paths and void of traffic. The lake itself is beautiful and if you have time, check out the
Library and Abbey of St. Gallen, located a few minutes away from the lake.
Last summer I cycled from Switzerland up the Rhein before turning off at Duisburg. It's an amazing cycling route and you can't go wrong with it. Heck, look me up if you happen to cycle through St. Gallen. I have extra copies of the Rhein-Radweg
2 and
3 guidebooks that you can have. They'll guide you from Basel to Rotterdam, although it is written in German.
Have fun! chris