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Short City Trips in the Mediterranean

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These short city cycling trips were part of several cruise ship trips I made around the Mediterranean in April and May 2023.  I took a small fold-up bicycle onboard the ship.  It was not possible to cycle in every port, but the dates underlined below describe some easy bicycle trips.   For some of the cycling routes I have included a link to the actual GPS map in the cycling navigator app Komoot. April 13, 2023 I flew from Portland to Venice Italy to join two (back-to-back) cruise trips with the Oceania Riviera for 24 days.  It was a great itinerary in the Adriatic, Greece, Italy, France, and Spain. I brought along my little fold-up Tern bicycle.  Delta airlines did not even charge me for the bicycle which was considered just my single checked bag.   April 14 - I spent a day in Venice sightseeing in the cold rain and then took the two hour train ride from there to Trieste.  My bike bag fit easily in the train compartment near me.  I boarded the ship, settled into my cabin and unpacked