Biking Through Austria

Guess which activity I chose for today? That's right! I took Rick up on the opportunity to use one of his bikes and his map and tour book and I rode for about 5 hours total to a winery a little way out of town. I enjoyed a snack and some wine while I was there. It was quite a beautiful ride. Most of the way I was on bike trails. Only a short time involved sharing a right of way with an automobile.


I've discovered that one of the biggest pains in the neck about traveling alone is having to ask strangers to take your picture. The picture of me on the bike was taken by a longsuffering gentleman I stopped along side the rode. I had to give him the camera, then I had to explain that I was going to get on my bike, ride down the path a little, then turn around and ride back in front of him. I rode past him twice and he took four pictures. I was fortunate that I stopped someone who spoke English.

Inside each of the doors built into this hillside are wine cellars. This area that I biked t was just lined with these little wineries. It was very beautiful. You might notice that the little road beside the wine cellars is cobblestone. You just haven't lived until you've biked uphill over cobblestones. The only thing better than that is biking DOWNHILL on them when you are even more sore than you were going uphill.

This picture is my futile attempt to take my own picture with the Danube river behind me. You can see why I must ask other people if I actually want a good picture. Right now I am figuring out the technicalities of my rail voyage tomorrow. It appears as though my best option involves catching a 6:24am train. If I don't, my journey will take alot longer and will involve changing more trains. I'm also trying to finish up here and get back to Westbahnhof prior to 8pm. I want to go ahead and get my railpass validated so I don't have to worry about it so early tomorrow.

So, I'd better hit "publish" on this entry and get going!

More Later!