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 F micro four thirds camera and the extraordinary Panasonic 15mm f1.7 DG ASPH - one of my all time favourite lenses.

Equipment used

Camera

Olympus Pen

Lens

Panasonic 15mm f1.7 DG ASPH

Motorcycle

Triumph Bonneville Scrambler 865

About the photographer

I'm Alex Nichol. I'm an amateur photographer from the North of England. For me, photography is a way to share what I love most about the world. That includes everything, from family and friends, to wild animals and breathtaking places... or maybe just how the sun twinkles on a weed in my back garden. It's all fair game.

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