Tania Campbell 
A bit drizzly this morning, so I started the day with a visit to the impressive Schloss Greinburg. I like the name, apparently due to it being the first castle in the German-speaking world that was also a palace. The path along the Danube was as interesting and diverse as expected. I learnt, that the … Read more
The weather was really nice again today, even cycled in shorts for a bit. Had my first stop in Pöchlarn, at exactly 10:00 when the Oskar Kokoschka museum opened. Another famous painter from the Danube. I had not realised how long he lived, I have to admit. The next museum was in Ybbs, after all … Read more
Okay, I think it is time I headed home… I broke my favourite headphones by not packing them carefully enough (I have back-up, but I do not like them as much), and I deleted all the pictures off my phone today. Again, I have been making a back-up every day, but still, how stupid of … Read more
Today I seemed to do everything right: I did not get up too early, so during the first km the autumnal fog was burnt off by the sun, very atmospheric! I cycled on the left side of the Danube, which meant I went through vineyards again (I now know that the leaves of Grüner Veltliner … Read more
Started quite early to avoid the rain, at least I managed to remain dry for about one hour. The rain today was not soooo bad, it was flat along the Danube, and it was not torrential. I suppose it did mean, though, that I did not get particularly good views, but as there were not … Read more
Followed route 83 all the way to the Danube, with a short stop in Stockerau for Apfelstrudel. The headwind was quite strong, but my legs were good. The Au of Stockerau was the first time in a while I cycled through woods, quite cool today. The weather was quite grey, anyway, so I was wearing … Read more
Took the decision to cycle back into Austria on the best route, so I went back through the Weinviertel. Still very pleasant, more vineyards, more autumnal colours, and luckily still sunny, if cool. Passed a few churches in the distance, quite picturesque. Interesting vending machines again. High up on the ridge of a vineyard there … Read more
Beautiful autumnal weather today, and if anything, I went through more vineyards than yesterday. Towards the end I went from the Weinviertel to the Waldviertel, though, before entering the Czech Republic again. Retz is a beautiful little town, which I will keep in good memory. Spoke to a bikepacker there, the only other touring cyclists … Read more
And again I was in a UNESCO world heritage site, which spans the border at Valtice. One of the monuments in there is this splendid colonnade, that I cycled up to. Great views, including to the next place I went to, Mikulov. On the way there I (finally) found some information on the former Iron … Read more
Started the day with a ferry-crossing into another country in good weather – great! In Slovakia I then joined the Iron Curtain Trail, which I followed all day from Slovakia, back into Austria and then into the Czech Republic again. – I must admit I had not thought I would go back into the Czech … Read more