Vienna, AMT Black Forest, and Eastern Europe


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Note: calendar days are clickable to see each day of the trip

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Some notes about countries

Electricity

  Plug type C:         2 pins 4.0—4.8×19mm (Euro Plug) round shape
  Plug type E:         3 pins 4.8×19mm offset center with socket for ground pin that pokes out of the receptical, round shape
                       Used in France, Belgium, Poland, Slovakia and Czechia.
  Plug type F:         2 pins 4.8×19mm with ground clips on the sides

  C, E, and F are compatible with E sockets.
  
  Plug type L (10A):   3 pins 4×19mm with wide octagon shape
  Plug type L (16A):   3 pins 5×26mm with wide octagon shape
  Plug type J:         3 pins 5×19mm offset center, wide hexagon shape
  
  Austria:  Type C and F 
  Croatia:  Type C and F 
  Czechia:  Type C and E
  France:   Type C and E
  Germany:  Type C and F 
  Hungary:  Type C and F
  Italy:    Type C and F, sometimes L
  Romania:  Type C and F
  Serbia:   Type C
  Slovakia: Type C and E
  Slovenia: Type F
  Switzerland: Type C and J

Currency

Countries I will visit on this trip

              EU  Shengen  Currency
Italy         ✓   ✓        €
Germany       ✓   ✓        €
France        ✓   ✓        €
Austria       ✓   ✓        €
Switzerland   No  ✓        1 € ≈ 1 CHF
Liechtenstein ✓   ✓        1 € ≈ 1 CHF
Czechia       ✓   ✓        1 € ≈ 23.5 23.5 Kč or CZK (Czech Koruna) 
Croatia       ✓   ✓        €
Slovenia      ✓   ✓        €
Slovakia      ✓   ✓        €
Hungary       ✓   ✓        1 € ≈ 373 Forint or HUF
Romania       ✓   No       1 € ≈ 5 Leu or RON   (No visa needed)
Serbia        No  No       1 € ≈ 117 Dinar      (No visa needed)
All currencies are covered by my Wise card except for the Serbian Dinar.

Sat, Jun 3 AMT Day 0 Zug to Freising

Zug to Freising 4h 368 km

Sun, Jun 4 AMT Day 1 (ride) Munich - Füssen

Munich - Füssen

Mon, Jun 5 AMT Day 2 (ride) Füssen - Lake Constance

Füssen - Lake Constance

Tue, Jun 6 AMT Day 3 (ride) Lake Constance - Ribeauville

Lake Constance - Ribeauville

Wed, Jun 7 AMT Ribeauville France rest day

Thu, Jun 8 AMT Day 4 (ride) Ribeauville - Black Forest

Ribeauville - Black Forest

Fri, Jun 9 AMT Day 5 (ride) Black Forest - Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Black Forest - Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Sat, Jun 10 AMT Day 6 (ride) Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Munich

Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Munich

Sun, Jun 11 AMT Munich/ Freising departure Deuches Museum ?

Munich finish AMT Sun Jun 11

Mon, Jun 12 Kathi flies home, Chris rides into Czechia (day1)

Kathi's flight is 7:00am out of MUC so she is dropped at the airport at 6:00am. Chris gets back to the hotel by 6:30am, eats breakfast and departs by 7:30am. Then the 9hr, absurdly long day with say 3hrs of stops for border crossing, gas, food, and pictures, would get me into the destination at 7:30pm. Late but not terrible.

    Part 1 to the border, 3h20m 227 km

    Part 2 along the Bohemian border, 3h40m 183 km

    Part 3 to Hotel Boston, 1h42m 103 km

    alt Part 3' to Motel Modrá Laguna in Primda
    shortened by about 1.5 hrs and 95km
Total: 8h51m 519km

That's really long, so a bail-out option if the day is getting really long is to stay at this hotel (Motel Modrá Laguna). That cuts about an hour off the end of a long day and tacks it onto the next, short day. abbreviated final route


Goal hotel is Hotel Boston site Booking available on hotels.com

Tue, Jun 13 to Prague Czechia (day2)

into Prague 4h13m, 221km

alternate into Prague from a short previous day 4h16m, 234km

then wander Prague for the afternoon/evening
while the Ducati gets new tires at Moto Mechanik map

Hotel: Arkada Hotel Prague €65 online booking

Wed, Jun 14, Prague to Ostrava Czechia (day3)

Prague to Ostrava 6h2m 351km avoid highways

Hotel: Penzion Dukát Ubytování Ostrava
Alternate Hotel: SILESIA RESIDENCE about $59 on booking.com with many other choices in Ostrava if Penzion Dukat doesn't respond.

Thu, Jun 15, Ostrava to Kosice Slavakia (day4)

Ostrava to Kosice 7h33m 469km

Hotel: Camp Košice - Route E58

Fri Jun 16 Kosice to Budapest Hungary (day5)

Kosice to Budapest 5h46m 303km

Hotel: Maverick Hostel & Ensuites Budapest

Sat Jun 17 Budapest to Pécs Hungary (day6)

Budapest to Pécs 5h58m 418km

Hotel: Centrum Apartmanház Pécs

Sun Jun 18 Pécs Hungary to Belgrade Serbia via Croatia (day7)

Pécs to Belgrade, 7h10m 419km

Hotel: Good People Design Hostel

Mon Jun 19 Belgrade Serbia to Severin Romania (day8)

Belgrade to Severin 4h57m 285km

Hotel: Casa Budulan hotel +40744632233 and on priceline. Also, Booking.com has several hotels here. Hotel/Homestay requires cash payment. There's an ATM at Banca Transilvania [44.62730301085157, 22.651786576590272]

Tue Jun 20 Severin to Ponoarele Romania national parks (day9)

Severin to Ponoarele 6h37m, 354km

Hotel: Perla Munților
email request sent. Reservation incomplete.

Wed Jun 21 Ponoarele to Brașov Romania (day10)

Ponoarele to Brașov 9h9m, 436km

Hotel: Casa Postăvarului

There's a fameous pass here called Transfăgărășan, unfortunately, I don't see how I can include it. Looking forward to another trip to Romania, perhaps with Romania Motorcycle Tours.

Thu Jun 22 Brașov to Casi Mare Romania (Transilvania) (day11)

Brașov to Casu Mare 6h31m 446km

Hotel: Casa Transilvania in Satu Mare

Fri Jun 23 Casu Mare Romania to Budapest Hungary (day12)

Casu Mare to Budapest 5h57mm 356km

Hotel: Island Hostel Budapest

Sat Jun 24 Budapest to Graz Austria (day13)

Budapest to Graz Austria 7h36m, 431km

Hotel: Hotel Das Weitzer Graz

Might want to make some adjustments to the details. Here's a route that follows the Danube through Hungary and Slovakia along the border into Bratislava.

Sun Jun 25 Graz Austria to Ampezzo Italy (day14)

Graz to Ampezzo Italy 7h6m, 375km

Hotel: Albergo Serena

Mon Jun 26 Italy to Grins Austria (day15)

Ampezzo Italy to Grins Austria ~6h 360km, route needs update for snow closure

Hotel: Spisshof

Tue Jun 27 Grins to Zug Switzerland (day16)

Grins to Zug 3h42m 192km

visit with Joe & Bridget then to airport hotel in Zug
ibis budget Zurich Airport
Train from Zug
9:01pm EC to Zurich, then tram 23 stops to Hotel.
4 min tram or 26 min Walk to departures

Wed Jun 28 Flight 07:00 ZUR -1h40m-> AMS 08:40 (day17)

7am flight from ZUR to AMS and on to PDX

Summary

Prequel is AMT Black Forest tour
  
Tue, May 23 Flight  09:37 PDX -5h23m-> 18:00 EWR  Alaska AS 290   MCTYSI
Wed, May 24 Andy's graduation
Thu, May 25 Flight  17:20 EWR -6h35m-> 04:55 DUB   Aer Lingus EI100   22D3UJ
            1h15m layover Dublin (min connection time is 1hr, verified by calling Air Lingus)
Fri, May 26 06:10 DUB -2h50m-> 10:00 VIE   Aer Lingus EI660    Hotel Bethoven (5 nights)
Sat, May 27
Sun, May 28 1.5hr winery loop
Mon, May 29 danub loop
Tue, May 30 castles tour
Wed, May 31 Train Vienna to Munich evening   (HOTEL TBD)
Thu, Jun  1 
Fri, Jun  2 Train Munich to Zurich to Zug, stay w/ Joe&Bridg, Kathi to Freising
            ECE198 Munich to Zürich HB 3h32m then EC 327 0h26m to Zug [early morning]
0.0         ECE190 Munich to Zürich HB 3h32m then IR 15 0h26m to Zug  [2:55pm to 7:00pm]
0.1 Sat, Jun  3 AMT Day 1 Arrival meeting in Freising   (Chris MC Zug to Freising, 4hrs, 357 km, arrive by 3pm)           
0.2 Sun, Jun  4 AMT Day 2 (ride) Munich - Füssen                         
0.3 Mon, Jun  5 AMT Day 3 (ride) Füssen - Lake Constance                 
0.4 Tue, Jun  6 AMT Day 4 (ride) Lake Constance - Ribeauville            
0.5 Wed, Jun  7 AMT Day 5 (rest) Ribeauville rest day                    
0.6 Thu, Jun  8 AMT Day 6 (ride) Ribeauville - Black Forest              
0.7 Fri, Jun  9 AMT Day 7 (ride) Black Forest - Rothenburg ob der Tauber 
0.8 Sat, Jun 10 AMT Day 8 (ride) Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Munich       
0.9 Sun, Jun 11 AMT Day 9 Munich/ Freising departure   Deuches Museum ?
Mon, Jun 12 Flight Kathi 07:00 MUC -1h35m-> 08:35 AMS  KLM DL9582, DL179  (Terminal 1)  HO367B €745.01   
            layover 2h0m in Amsterdam
            10:35 MUC -10h20m-> 11:55 PDX  Delta DL179
            Chris Freising to Straziste Czechia                           8h20m  500 km


Total distance and time  (14 riding days)

  Mon Jun 12 Freising to Straziste Czechia                                 8h51m  519 km with option to cut back 1 hr
  Tue Jun 13 To Prague, then wander Prague for the afternoon/evening       4h13m  221 km
  Wed Jun 14 Prague to Ostrava                                             6h02m  351 km
  Thu Jun 15 Ostrava to Kosice Slavakia                                    7h33m  469 km
  Fri Jun 16 Kosice to Budapest Hungary                                    5h46m  303 km
  Sat Jun 17 Budapest to Pécs                                              6h     418 km
  Sun Jun 18 Pécs to Belgrade Serbia                                       7h10m  419 km
  Mon Jun 19 Belgrade to Severin Romania                                   5h     285 km
  Tue Jun 20 Severin to Ponoarele                                          6h37m  354 km
  Wed Jun 21 Ponoarele to Brașov                                           9h     436 km   **LONG**
  Thu Jun 22 Brașov to Casi Mare Romania                                   6h31m  446 km
  Fri Jun 23 Casi Mare to Budapest                                         6h     356 km
  Sat Jun 24 Budapest to Graz Austria                                      7h36m  431 km
  Sun Jun 25 Graz to Ampezzo Italy                                         7h6m   375 km
  Mon Jun 26 Italy to Grins Austria                                        ~6h   ~360 km
  Tue Jun 27 Grins to Zug, visit, train to ZUR                             3h42m  192 km
  
  Wed Jun 28 Flight 07:00 ZUR -1h40m-> AMS 08:40    KLM DL9482  HPZJ9H
                    layover 1h55m in Amsterdam
                    10:35 AMS -10h20m-> PDX 11:55  Delta DL179

                             totals:  103 hrs ~5935 km (3710 miles)  370 km/day avg,
                                      max 519 km in one day, seven days exceed 400 km
                                      six days exceed seven hours of google time
                                      Italy was 290km/day avg and a very long day was 405km

Hotel reservation checklist by day

NightCityHotelConf
Mo 12Straziste CzechiaHotel Boston on booking.com Conf #2624890471
Tu 13Prague Arkada Hotel Prague Bookolo 20230520590104
We 14Ostrava Penzion Dukát Ubytování Ostrava email TBD
Th 15Kosice Camp Košice - Route E58 Code: GUHTB6
Fr 16Budapest Maverick Hostel & Ensuites Budapest Conf #39740
Sa 17Pécs Centrum Apartmanház Pécs on booking.com Conf #3084985547
Su 18Belgrade Good People Design Hostel Conf #3849429137
Mo 19Severin Casa Budulan hotel Conf #3275897767
Tu 20Ponoarel Perla Munților email request sent. Reservation incomplete.
We 21Brașov Casa Postăvarului Conf #3297653039
Th 22Casi Mare RomaniaCasa Transilvania in Satu Mare TBD
Fr 23Budapest Island Hostel Budapest TBD
Sa 24Graz Austria Hotel Das Weitzer Graz TBD
Su 25Ampezzo Italy Albergo Serena TBD
Mo 26Grins Austria Spisshof TBD
  1. Hotel Boston, Lucni Vrch 9, Karlovy Vary, 360 01, Czech Republic, €45.70, prepaid except city tax on Booking.com, 2624890471
  2. Arkada Hotel Prague, Bookolo, €65 Your reservation 20230520590104, Reservation code 9ocl9iy3w4, Balbínova 8/496, Praha 2
  3. Penzion Dukát Ubytování Ostrava, Pohoří 710, 742 85 Vřesina --- email request sent, or Alternate Hotel: SILESIA RESIDENCE about $59 on booking.com with many other choices in Ostrava if Penzion Dukat doesn't respond.
  4. Hotel & Restaurant Resort Barca, Červený rak 21, 04011 Košice, €67.5 RN: 47155957 TRN: 2023767988 VAT ID: SK2023767988 Voucher: 20189701 Date: Jun 15, 2023 - Jun 16, 2023 Payment Txn#: 1684593430 www.camp-kosice.sk, HEST CO spol. s r.o., Zinková 10, 040 17 Košice Reservation code: GUHTB6 (enter app.myalfred.cz)
  5. Maverick Hostel & Ensuites, Standard Double Room Ensuite, Fri 6/16/2023 ‐ Sat 6/17/2023, Conf #39740, €87.45, QR code in email
  6. Centrum Apartmanház Pécs, $67.27 prepaid on booking.com,
  7. Good People Design Hostel, 12 Knićaninova, Stari Grad, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia, US$65 prepaid, Sun 18 Jun, 1 night, Triple Room, +381 11 2620041
  8. Bulevardul Tudor Vladimirescu, nr. 71, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, 220016, Romania, $54 (250 leu) cash at property, Mon, Jun 19, 1 night, Deluxe Double Room
  9. Ponoarel, Perla Munților email request sent. Reservation incomplete.
  10. Brașov Casa Postavarului, Guest house, Attic Double Room no. 8, Street Postavarului no 54, 500024 Braşov, Romania, ~$55 to be paid on site
  11. Casi Mare RomaniaTBD
  12. Budapest TBD
  13. Graz Austria TBD
  14. Ampezzo Italy TBD
  15. Grins Austria TBD