I was very happy to leave Vienna. We stayed for too long. Granted, we didn’t have much choice, as we needed time to rest Stephane’s knee (he had tendonitis), but it was frustrating becuase there were so many museums and palaces and exhibitions to see, so many concerts to hear, and so many restaurants to […]
Vienna – mid-November
We arrived in Vienna on Saturday afternoon early, and our first task was to find a place to sleep for the night. A task which proved almst Herculean. We had planned on staying in the campground outside the city for the duration of our stay here, but because of Stephane’s knee injury, we decided that […]
Bratislava – end of November 2003
We crossed our first border patrol at the Slovakian border. I wasn’t sure what to expect – whether we’d have to open our bags or not. But it was easy. There were long liens of cars, but being the only cyclists, we bypassed these lines and all they did was look at our passports, stamp […]
The Lovely Wachau – 1st week of November 2003
After leaving Mauthausen, we followed the Danube for a couple of days, and the scenery changed drastically from one day to another. The second day was prettier. We were glad to be there during the Fall, when there were less tourists, because the rainbow of colors in the trees kept us company on what would […]