AustriaFroschberg48°17’35” N 14°16’26” E
18 Mei 2016, Austria ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
It makes a change to be foot sore rather than saddle sore but I'll be glad to get back on the bike tomorrow.
It has been hot and with walking there is no cooling breeze.
Adolf Hitler came from LinzBaca lagi
AustriaWachberg48°13’35” N 15°20’44” E
19 Mei 2016, Austria ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
An early start meant that I reached the Mauthausen concentration camp memorial and exhibitions early. The presentation and explanations were excellent, but even grimmer for that.
Outside the mainBaca lagi
AustriaKrems48°24’20” N 15°35’32” E 20 Mei 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
I had as much of a look at the benedictine Abbey of Melk as I could for free. It is very photogenic and also happens to house a girls' secondary school.
Then there was a long stretch cycling throughBaca lagi
Sabrina SchindeleIt was nice to meet you too! And thank you for your kind words. :) We wish you a nice journey (Schöne Reise!) :D Sabrina & Florian
AustriaHeiligenstadt48°14’39” N 16°22’40” E
21 Mei 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
It's hotting up and a short sleeved top and shades have been necessary since starting at 8.30. In earlier stages I could ride for an hour or more without seeing anyone, let alone another cyclist, nowBaca lagi
AustriaHeiligenstadt48°14’39” N 16°22’40” E
22 Mei 2016, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
A good 4 hours spent in the Kunsthistorisches museum seeing fine paintings by Reubens, Rembrandt, and my favourite Pieter Breugel the Elder.
Pic 1 - Rembrandt self portrait R, one of 60 with hisBaca lagi
SlovakiaBratislava48°8’27” N 17°6’18” E
23 Mei 2016, Slovakia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Sitting outside a café at the end of Novy Most bridge. I was approached by Mike who I had met a few days earlier. His 60th birthday today! Happy Birthday!
HungaryPaulamajor47°52’33” N 17°16’43” E 23 Mei 2016, Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Hot - up to 30'C this p.m with a headwind all day. Like being blow dried.
Good directions got me out of Vienna without mishaps and I enjoyed the spiral descent off the Donau bridge (pic 1), memoriesBaca lagi
Julia Beaumont
Don't get an implant- they use incompatible parts: UK dentists make a fortune removing them!
HungaryKisszőnyi-dűlő47°44’50” N 18°7’10” E 24 Mei 2016, Hungary ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
The temperature dropped 20 degrees C overnight announced by huge peals of thunder. First two hours of cycling were damp but with a tailwind on good cycle tracks.
Weathered a shower in a bakery inBaca lagi
HungaryPap-sziget47°39’53” N 19°4’35” E
25 Mei 2016, Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Warm ✅, dry ✅, tailwind ✅. Initially there was a lumpy cycle path beside communist era flats and defunct industrial sites. Pic 1 shows the entrance to a former aluminium factory with theBaca lagi
HungaryVecsés47°24’21” N 19°15’52” E
26 Mei 2016, Hungary ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
A pleasant ride along the Danube into Obuda and the outskirts of Budapest. Plenty to observe and with no hurry.
Centrally in Budapest, cycling has been carefully planned and cycle paths clearlyBaca lagi
