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Mon, 13 Jul 2015 | By j-a-z | Views [340]
Monday, July 13th,
Cylcing to Linz was a pleasure. We only had 35 km to go thanks to my cracking the whip yesterday and insisting that we press on. Part of the reason that is was such a nice ride was that we met up wih a lovely German boy named Michael.... Read more >
Tags: on the road again
Mon, 13 Jul 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [467]
For my last day in Vienna-I once again got on the hop-on hop-off bus. I don't particularly like these buses. I prefer a walking tour. But seeing I didn't make the first walking tour-I signed up for the hop-on hop-off bus a few days ago.(which also included ... Read more >
Tags: vienna austria
Mon, 13 Jul 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [1082]
Yesterday, was my final day in Vienna, and it started out with an unusual but splendid view.
Not another tall building, observation deck, or the like-but right from my hostel room (which was only on the 2nd floor).
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Tags: austria, vienna
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 | By j-a-z | Views [295]
Sunday July 12th
We got off the boat with out incident ame left for our first campsite in a while. We decided to cycle 46 km to a place called Inzell and reevaluate to see if we could make it a little further. We pushed on for another 17km ... Read more >
Tags: on our way to linz
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [589]
Yesterday was a busy day. After breakfast, I started the day at the Belvedere Museum, looking at the artwork of Gustav Klimt. I have heard of Klimt before-from the movie "Back to School" with Rodney Dangerfield. At the very beginning ... Read more >
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 | By j-a-z | Views [247]
Today we cycled 42 kms through the Wachau valley. It was probably one of the most beautiful rides I have ever done. We started in Krems, where the annual apricot festival was in full swing.
From there we went to Durnstein which ... Read more >
Tags: riding through the wine country
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [510]
Yesterday for the first time I ran a little bit in the morning, which was a good idea, and got the day started right, as I had my sneakers purchased the day before.
With the hop-on hop-off bus ticket I purchased the ... Read more >
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 | By j-a-z | Views [306]
Friday July 10th
We sailed through the night to Vienna. Anna and I decided to take the tram into Vienna's downtown and sightseeing area. We walked all over the place from 1:30 until 6pm, when we got back to the boat for dinner. These are some of the ... Read more >
Tags: checking out vienna
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [506]
I enjoy freaking people out. And this isn't hard, especially since I am 45 and staying with a lot of people in their 20's. Girls from the US are particularly easy to freak out. Perhaps because people from other countries (men ... Read more >
Tags: austria
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [518] | Comments [1]
One nice thing about hostels, at least in some European cities, is that they provide maps/guides specifically for young hip budget travelers. Now I may not be in the intended audience, since- (A) Don't have any tattoos, ... Read more >
Tags: austria, vienna
Thu, 9 Jul 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [623]
Yesterday, I checked out of the hotel in Salzburg, and took the fast train to Vienna.
I liked Salzburg. The old town was gorgeous, Unesco certified (or whatever), and was surrounded my mountains and rock. The Mozart and Sound of Music ... Read more >
Tags: austria, vienna
Wed, 8 Jul 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [536]
Yesterday was my final day in Salzburg. I really didn't have much to see yesterday, but it was so nice having my own hotel room-that I decided to enjoy it for a final day (plus I didn't feel like packing up just yet)
And once again, it was in the ... Read more >
Tue, 7 Jul 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [512]
Yesterday, I did two big things-I took bus #25 to Mount Untersberg, a mountain with a cable car. The views we're gorgeous, and it was peaceful up there. I met a woman who told me to go to Innsbruck, where she was from in Austria,for ... Read more >
Tags: austria, salzburg
Tue, 7 Jul 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [492]
Yesterday, I checkout of the hostel and into a hotel. The hostel was ok-it was part of a chain of hostels called "Meininger", which is in various European cities. I guess they are trying to be one of the few chains in a highly fragmented industry.... Read more >
Tags: austria, salzburg
Mon, 6 Jul 2015 | By j-a-z | Views [256]
Monday July 6th
Today we met the four other Zonneveld's on the trip. Two are from Holland and the other two are from New Zealand. The are hilarious and were as happy to meet us as we were to meet them. We had a fun time talking and riding along side ... Read more >
Tags: riding
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