Routes!

Here are two potential routes. The blue line follows the Rhine River south and connects to the Danube River heading east. The yellow line hits Berlin and takes us south to Prague. Both stop in Budapest, where we tentatively plan to hop a train to Genoa where Nadia's family lives, and we'll resume cycling along the mediterranean coasts of France and Spain.

Yellow line: 1,037 miles

Blue line (northern): 1,123 miles

Mediterranean route: 1,234 miles

We've discovered some great cycle routes, many car free!:

Rhine Cycle Route: http://www.velorouterhin.eu/en/

Danube Cycle Route: http://www.mayq.com/Best_european_trips/Danube/Danube.htm

Prague-Vienna Greenway: http://www.pragueviennagreenways.org/

River Elbe Cycle Route (Berlin to Prague): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe_Cycle_Route

Prost!