Cycling the Dolomites--and feedback on my FAQ?

[shootingstar]

My new favorite phrase: ego is way too heavy to carry up a climb with you.

So true. Some people get captivated by tourism photos or they never really did steep mountain cycling before.

Sample southern Germany portions of trip a few yrs. ago.

Freiburg, Germany portion.

https://cyclewriteblog.wordpress.com...-rich-history/

In Copenhagen for a few days.

Yes, well I took 3 yrs. of high school Latin. Didn't help me much except for knowing connection between Latin and Romance language verb conjugation, plural vs. singular roots.. other word derivations.
If I'm truly desperate, I try my pathetic crude French outside of France, if speaker doesn't know English. My partner can speak eroded German and read basic German....he immigrated from southern Germany as young boy. His extended family still has a little vineyard from the 1700's.

I can only read some simple French words on menu, signage, etc. but it was helpful overseas. I do feel more at "home" just to hear French even if I only understand 5% of it.... Better than hearing Italian or Greek. My thoughts on bilingualism, multilingualism.

I have not picked up beyond 10 German words since we've known each other for last 25 years. But have a better feel of German cultural habits/ticks. I think he knows under 5 Chinese words from me..

[khg]

So true. Some people get captivated by tourism photos or they never really did steep mountain cycling before.

Sample southern Germany portions of trip a few yrs. ago.

Freiburg, Germany portion.

https://cyclewriteblog.wordpress.com...-rich-history/

In Copenhagen for a few days.

Thanks for posting those links--I stole a few minutes from work to look at a couple of them. I love the Tour de Spargel--now I'm hungry!