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Beschreibung
David Leather's account of a cycle ride along the Baltic gives you a serendipity of experiences ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime travelling across a part of Europe that barely merits a Mention in 21st Century travel brochures. From little tin huts with barred windows on the roadside in Poland selling everything from chocolate bars to washing powder, to a grand palace in the wilderness of Livonia built by a Russian Empress for her lover; from travelling down the main street of a small town in Mecklenburg in a steam train, to discovering the wonders of medieval architecture along the reedy banks of the Vistula; and, from small villages of wonky wooden houses in deepest rural Lithuania to the classical magnificence of a University town in Estonia. It took him and his wife Annemarie five years to complete the journey from Jutland to Tallinn in northern Estonia, which included a ride by bus and train to St. Petersburg and Novgorod in Russia.

This account gives a sometimes quirky picture of the countries bordering the Baltic during the post-Gorbachev years, and describes their bewilderingly complicated past, which, from the Middle Ages on, witnessed the spread of western culture, along with countless wars and regime changes, resulting in continuously shifting borders and movements of people.
David Leather's account of a cycle ride along the Baltic gives you a serendipity of experiences ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime travelling across a part of Europe that barely merits a Mention in 21st Century travel brochures. From little tin huts with barred windows on the roadside in Poland selling everything from chocolate bars to washing powder, to a grand palace in the wilderness of Livonia built by a Russian Empress for her lover; from travelling down the main street of a small town in Mecklenburg in a steam train, to discovering the wonders of medieval architecture along the reedy banks of the Vistula; and, from small villages of wonky wooden houses in deepest rural Lithuania to the classical magnificence of a University town in Estonia. It took him and his wife Annemarie five years to complete the journey from Jutland to Tallinn in northern Estonia, which included a ride by bus and train to St. Petersburg and Novgorod in Russia.

This account gives a sometimes quirky picture of the countries bordering the Baltic during the post-Gorbachev years, and describes their bewilderingly complicated past, which, from the Middle Ages on, witnessed the spread of western culture, along with countless wars and regime changes, resulting in continuously shifting borders and movements of people.
Über den Autor
David Leather (born 1943 in Wallingford/England) worked as a design tutor at Plymouth Polytechnic and freelance architect with his own practice before his retirement in 2006. A subsequent move from Cornwall to Husum in North Friesland/Germany opened up the possibility of beginning a life of freedom and adventure together with his wife.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Reise
Produktart: Reiseberichte
Region: Europa
Rubrik: Reisen
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 408 S.
ISBN-13: 9783966661195
ISBN-10: 3966661195
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Klappenbroschur
Autor: Leather, David
Auflage: Erstausgabe
Hersteller: ihleo verlag
Ihle, Oliver, Dr.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: ihleo verlag Dr. Oliver Ihle, Dr. Oliver Ihle, Schlossgang 10, D-25813 Husum, email@ihleo.de
Abbildungen: Zeichnungen und Gemälde
Maße: 200 x 129 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: David Leather
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.05.2026
Gewicht: 0,511 kg
Artikel-ID: 135036466

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