Chris, the cobblestone hairpins, frustrating is the word that comes to mind, but as you say, at least not wet cobblestones...
Re bled, I don't know about in France, but here in Quebec you'll hear the term, un petit bled, about a really small village, but who knows if the French word had anything to do with this towns name or not.

I wasn't aware of the French expression. I've been to France three times, I really should have paid more attention. As for the town of Bled, not many people know that Slovenian is a language in it's own right. I suspect it may be derived locally, but who knows.

Still feeling like crap, and Croatia came right before Slovenia, so it's that time again. What I found amazing was just how different these countries were, despite both being part of the old Yugoslavia for so long. They even have their own languages!

The old part of Zagreb.
http://i.imgur.com/XW8l6MS.jpg

Cleanest waters I've ever seen in Croatia. More so even than New Zealand. Great for a spontaneous swim on a hot day, which I did on more than one occasion.
http://i.imgur.com/ubY8wWV.jpg

Plitvice Lakes.
http://i.imgur.com/5E6jqAU.jpg

The Velebit mountains provided the views. The treacherous dirt road 5km earlier eliminated the traffic. Now I had this 22km descent to myself.
http://i.imgur.com/wySkjp3.jpg

Cres was my favourite of the Croatian Islands, because of it's dramatic scenery. This is the village of Lubenice.
http://i.imgur.com/zrPc25I.jpg

So many of these charming seaside village on clear waters. I could post 100 of them. This is Valun
http://i.imgur.com/o2teb1d.jpg

How could you stay out of the water?
http://i.imgur.com/SyxhobL.jpg

Most people skip the Istrian interior, and they miss so much. This is Motovun, and the truffle pizzas here are awesome.
http://i.imgur.com/sTC82nU.jpg

Certainly looks like a pretty neat area. These photos confirm what I've heard about here, and seen in other photos.
Cheers

For pictures and commentary on bicycling across the USA see mindbiking.com.

A few more photos of my tour this summer!

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Capitol building, West Virginia, USA.

https://i.sli.mg/LpHr3F.jpg

Blue Earth, Minnesota this summer. Playing with the GoPro and sparklers :)

https://s27.postimg.org/mrzaz94df/13...48495838_n.jpg

Cool shot

Few photos from my trip from Münich to Barcelona in august.

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w1rEyN6ye...0901_pieni.jpg

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ljcUJQ7ls...0/D8E_0943.jpg


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https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5MCnui1Vf...1176_pieni.jpg

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J-edugr1C...1502_pieni.jpg

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Thank you! The lighting conditions were less than ideal but we made it work!

Great photos Tour John!

Absolutely beautiful, thank you for sharing!

Please feel free to post more!

Castilla la Mancha

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/568/32...e9613930_o.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/357/32...fcd149d9_o.jpg

https://c4.staticflickr.com/1/767/31...95149ef3_h.jpgLaguna salada de Pétrola, Castilla la Mancha by Stefan R., on Flickr

another luxury place ..

https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/557/31...8703ae23_h.jpgSan Vicente del Raspeig, Murcia by Stefan R., on Flickr

[IMG]https://c8.staticflickr.com/1/340/32...37125a38_h.jpgPétrola, Castilla la Mancha by Stefan R., on Flickr[/IMG]

https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/309/32...3f161d76_h.jpgHorna, Castilla la Mancha by Stefan R., on Flickr

Lots of really cool touring photos in here. Very impressive.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/701/32...14bd53cf_h.jpgZulema, Castilla la Mancha by Stefan R., on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/316/32...5a84d065_h.jpgFestka by Stefan R., on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/772/31...d567e8d4_h.jpgGuadalest, Valencia by Stefan R., on Flickr

I agree there is something about CGOB great for touring and it offers a ton of good touring info and insights. I like the fact that Neil is trying like all heck to keep the train running single handly.

Different websites offer different things, it's what makes the world turn.

My Best Sleeping Spot Aguila after about 90 miles through the desert. No Shower available when I pulled into a fire station staffed by off site firmen. I drank a liquid dinner and climbed up on the hoses with a sleeping bag. I could look out to the far distance and see lightning strikes. Great day and Night

https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3823/3...46c37d8c_o.jpgUntitled by Stefan R., on Flickr


https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2845/3...8cde4b31_o.jpgUntitled by Stefan R., on Flickr