Bruges to Clervaux

On day two of my first solo motorcycle trip across Europe, I travelled across Belgium and through the Northern tip of the Ardennes National Park to Clervaux, a gorgeous little hillside town in Luxembourg.

I was pleased to see the back of Belgium. Beyond Bruges, there's not a lot to see and the quality of the tarmac was generally horrendous. The thick tar-banding on the autobahns was so bad, the vibrations shook my pack free and I almost lost my luggage under an articulated lorry.

Luxembourg, on the other hand, was lush and green, with some excellent winding roads to Clervaux. This was only a quick stop-over on my way down to Colmar on the French/German border, so I didn't have much time to explore, but I sampled the local cuisine and gave my legs a stretch.

These photographs were taken on my Olympus Pen micro four thirds camera and the extraordinary Panasonic 15mm f1.7 DG ASPH - one of my all time favourite lenses.