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
The beginning of the day was not great, somehow I was very forgetful… That meant that I was up and down to the room a few times, but much worse: I cycled up the first major incline of the day to the ruin of a castle for a view I did not get due to … Read more
Yes, I made the tenth country on my trip! I had only planned nine, but somehow Hungary was so close, that I could not resist. So I decided to stay in Neusiedl am See another night and make the most of the good weather and beautiful Burgenland. This time I navigated only with a paper … Read more
The Neusiedlersee has always fascinated me, ever since we learnt about it in geography in school. I am so glad I could cycle around it today! I can also understand that the ADFC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad Club) has given the route 5 of 5 stars, it is really great to cycle. Starting from Neusiedl am … Read more
I spent the morning looking around Bratislava, without the bike. Checkout at thew hotel was at 12:00, so I had plenty of time. The views from the castle are great, especially as I was there before the crowds. Very noticeable the industry to the South, still in Slovakia, and an amazing number of wind generators … Read more
Another good day‘s cycling, the fairly strong wind cam mainly from the side. After the bike path ended rather abruptly, I was on quite good roads without lorries – maybe because it was Sunday? As the valley widened I could see less mountains and hills, but I still had to do a fair amount of … Read more
Great day cycling, slightly downhill all the way, and there was a partly EU-funded bike path most of the way – and it stayed dry. Even saw some direction signs for bikes. The scenery was also beautiful, a few castles on the way, autumnal – nice. I was the only customer for lunch in a … Read more