![Rainer and Franziska Ulm paddle down a canal in their kayaks during one of the last stages of their trip, in Brussels July 5, 2005. Since 2000, the Austrian-German couple has paddled Rainer and Franziska Ulm paddle down a canal in their kayaks during one of the last stages of their trip, in Brussels July 5, 2005. Since 2000, the Austrian-German couple has paddled](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D43FE5/rainer-and-franziska-ulm-paddle-down-a-canal-in-their-kayaks-during-one-of-the-last-stages-of-their-trip-in-brussels-july-5-2005-since-2000-the-austrian-german-couple-has-paddled-about-10000-km-6213-miles-through-countries-like-romania-italy-and-portugal-in-a-bid-to-travel-across-europe-in-their-kayaks-and-finish-in-hamburg-reutersfrancois-lenoir-flryh-2D43FE5.jpg)
Rainer and Franziska Ulm paddle down a canal in their kayaks during one of the last stages of their trip, in Brussels July 5, 2005. Since 2000, the Austrian-German couple has paddled
![Rainer (R) and Franziska Ulm talk to the media as they paddle down a canal in their kayaks during one of the last stages of their trip, in Brussels July 5, 2005. Rainer (R) and Franziska Ulm talk to the media as they paddle down a canal in their kayaks during one of the last stages of their trip, in Brussels July 5, 2005.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3JE82/rainer-r-and-franziska-ulm-talk-to-the-media-as-they-paddle-down-a-canal-in-their-kayaks-during-one-of-the-last-stages-of-their-trip-in-brussels-july-5-2005-since-2000-the-austrian-german-couple-has-paddled-about-10000-km-6213-miles-through-countries-like-romania-italy-and-portugal-in-a-bid-to-travel-across-europe-in-their-kayaks-and-finish-in-hamburg-reutersfrancois-lenoir-flryh-2D3JE82.jpg)
Rainer (R) and Franziska Ulm talk to the media as they paddle down a canal in their kayaks during one of the last stages of their trip, in Brussels July 5, 2005.
![Rainer and Franziska Ulm gesture as they paddle down a canal in their kayaks during one of the last stages of their trip, in Brussels July 5, 2005. Since 2000, the Austrian-German Rainer and Franziska Ulm gesture as they paddle down a canal in their kayaks during one of the last stages of their trip, in Brussels July 5, 2005. Since 2000, the Austrian-German](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3PEWW/rainer-and-franziska-ulm-gesture-as-they-paddle-down-a-canal-in-their-kayaks-during-one-of-the-last-stages-of-their-trip-in-brussels-july-5-2005-since-2000-the-austrian-german-couple-has-paddled-about-10000-km-6213-miles-through-countries-like-romania-italy-and-portugal-in-a-bid-to-travel-across-europe-in-their-kayaks-and-finish-in-hamburg-reutersfrancois-lenoir-flryh-2D3PEWW.jpg)