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
Phil was not lucky with the weather on his first visit to Vienna, on Saturday it rained and Sunday it was foggy. Of course that did not stop us from seeing the most important sights in the centre, as well as the Prater and the Hundertwasser buildings. But most importantly, we ate well. After lunch … Read more
Foggy morning, easy cycling. Just followed the Danube into Vienna today, the whole way was through the National Park of the Donauauen. It was actually quite atmospherical, the only other people I saw were three fellow cycle tourists going downstream. Went to look at the educational centre and learnt a lot more about sea eagles, … Read more