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That\u2019s where it got interesting. A few people replied saying they had the same idea, and the discussion moved to scandinavian rail passes. And then my head exploded. We could multi-modal the whole thing! We could hit all the countries! Heck, we could even bike back to Zagreb (Um, Alps, Chris. Alps.)! We could bike most of the way and take the train instead of climbing the Alps! We could bike the North Sea Cycle Route!<\/a><\/p>\n While I was flying high in my fancy, my sweet took careful aim and fired off a, \u201cdon\u2019t assume we can leave the kids with my dad, plan to have them along too.\u201d<\/p>\n My balloon began to deflate, until I remembered! Time! Time is on my side! Yes, it is! Helsinki\u2019s in 3 years, which means my children, all genetically predisposed to spending ludicrous amounts of time with their butts in a bike saddle, will have 3 full years to learn how to handle 50+ km days. K2 can already handle a 15k ride, and K1 could probably bike to Vancouver if I\u2019d let him. And we’d be taking trains anyway, so what if we take them a bit more often? The only real hassle would be the bikes, I think. And having to haul crap for the rest of the family. And the fear that K3 not being able to do longer rides but being too big to shove on the back of my bike. (I have a secret master plan to start off in Copenhagen, and get used bikes for the kids there, or buy a Bakfiets<\/a>, dump K3 and said crap into the bucket and sell it in Helsinki, though that means rail travel would be difficult if not impossible) But still, adventure! Bike paths! Muesli for breakfast! Wait, I already have muesli for breakfast!<\/p>\n Anyway, This is completely silly, since, and I repeat, it\u2019s THREE YEARS AWAY!!!, but it\u2019s all that I\u2019ve been thinking about for a couple of days now. It\u2019s taking a toll on my productivity. I promised I\u2019d submit something to my writing group on Tuesday, and I haven\u2019t started it, for instance. And I might have added a comma to a line of code yesterday, only to remove it before shutting down for the weekend. Now that I\u2019ve written all this out, I think I can move on, and go back to gonzo bongo mode once Helsinki wins. Because they will win, right? People? Com\u2019n!<\/p>\n PS: I promise if Montreal wins, I\u2019ll bike there too. It\u2019s only 180km, after all, and I won\u2019t have to deal with Air Canada and their draconian anti-bike policies\u2026<\/p>\n