![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250416_105011-1038x576.jpg "Dechantlacke")
There is a national park within the city limits of my hometown – but I have not been there in ages. I rectified this oversight today (on a day off) and went on a bike ride there. Continue reading National Park around the corner
Tag Archives: Europe
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240929_143951-1038x576.jpg "Vall d'Ordino")
Exploring the Pyrenees
In early autumn 2024, a (to me) previously unknown European mountain range was on my agenda: the Pyrenees. I explored both the French and the Spanish side, and I also spent some time in Andorra.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241005_174135-1038x576.jpg "Neues Schloss Stuttgart")
Stuttgart? Why Stuttgart?
I should actually be on the night train from Brussels just before Vienna – but I am just getting on the train in Stuttgart. So, obviously something has gone wrong (again). The blame lies (again) with the railway infrastructure in need of repair– more specifically, the flood damage on the railway line between Salzburg and Vienna. Continue reading Stuttgart? Why Stuttgart?
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241004_112008-1038x576.jpg "Dune du Pilat")
Dune (of Pilat)
On my last “true” vacation day, I went out into nature once again: I made a trip to the Dune du Pilat, the highest wandering dune in Europe. Continue reading Dune (of Pilat)
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241003_125033-1038x576.jpg "Place de la Bourse (Bordeaux)")
Stopover in Bordeaux
Who says you can only make a stopover when flying? As my train journey back home took me through Bordeaux, I stopped there for three nights (but actually only two days). I used one of these days to explore the city. Continue reading Stopover in Bordeaux
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241001_162550-1038x576.jpg "Tarbes City Hall")
Waiting in Tarbes
Actually, Tarbes only made it onto my travel plan as a base for renting a car. But then I thought that I could give it at least a morning for some sightseeing. Unfortunately, that did not quite work out as I had hoped. Continue reading Waiting in Tarbes
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/20241001_120817-1038x576.jpg "View from the ridge up towards Pic d'Estibat")
Farewell to the Pyrenees
Today, I drove back to Tarbes to return my rental car. In order to see a bit of the Pyrenees one last time, I did not choose the (slightly) faster but longer route via the motorway, but instead took a more direct route over a Pyrenees pass, the Col de Port. Continue reading Farewell to the Pyrenees
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240928_143703-1038x576.jpg "Andorra la Vella")
Unfamiliar Andorra
My last stop in the Pyrenees was the tiny state of Andorra, which is relatively unknown to many Central Europeans– reason enough to take a look! Continue reading Unfamiliar Andorra
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240927_121358-1038x576.jpg "Estany de Sant Maurici")
… y Estany de Sant Maurici
Today, I finally visted Estany de Sant Maurici, the “second half” of the Parque Nacional de Aigüestortes y Estany de Sant Maurici. Continue reading … y Estany de Sant Maurici
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240926_140742-1038x576.jpg "Gausac")
Transiting through Val d’Aran
In order to get from Aigüestortes to Estany de Sant Maurici, you either have to hike right through the national park or drive around it by car. Since my rental car unfortunately did not fit in my backpack, I decided to do the latter. From the two possible routes, I chose the one via the Val d’Aran. Continue reading Transiting through Val d’Aran