Mountains and bike

We left in a car with bikes on the roof. We left the car inViennaat a Park & Ride. From there, cycle through Vienna to the train station. I bought tickets at the station. I was offered to buy seats, but I didn't, which I regret. The bicycles rode in the bicycle wagon, we stood in the corridor. On the way there was a change in Linz. The next train was slower, and the bicycle carriage also had seats. Like other cyclists, we got into the bicycle wagon. We rode on benches next to bicycles toPassau (German:Passau). It was already afternoon, so we immediately looked for accommodation. We had barely left the station when a hotel with unusual architecture appeared somewhere around the corner. We asked about accommodation. They were inexpensive, and he also had a special place to store bicycles. Then a walk around Passau – market square, cathedral.

W pociągu do Pasawy	Hotel dla rowerzystów	Rynek w Pasawie	Katedra w Pasawie

21.08.2006 - Pasawa - Aschach 66 km

We set off on the road in the morning. The road runs along the border with Austria. There's a hydroelectric power plant on the way, where we get caught in the rain. We visit the power plant. It stops raining, so we move on. We cross the border with Austria, i.e. we pass a barrier that stands as a reminder of the former border crossing. We are IN Austria. We enter the area of ​​the beautiful meanders of the Danube. The trail moves to the other bank of the river. We take a ferry to the other side. It rains very heavily at the end of the day. InAschachwe go to the tourist information office, where we get the address of the accommodation where we can stay overnight. We find nice hosts. Almost everything is wet, so a lot of drying takes place - in the garage and on the balcony.

Żegnamy Pasawę	Syrenka	Elektrownia wodna	Dawne przejście graniczne
Piękny Dunaj	Przeprawa promowa	Meandry Dunaju	Meandry Dunaju

22.08.2006 - Aschach - Grein 81 km (z Pasawy 147 km)

In the morning, during breakfast, we learn from the hosts that we are the first Poles they host. Before us there were Czechs and guests from Africa. We are inLinzaround noon. We see the interesting market square and the cathedral and then move on. We pass throughMauthausen. We didn't see any signposts to the former camp. The city prefers to be associated with its strange architecture rather than its gloomy past. Before evening we are in the townGrein. Before entering the town there was a sign to private accommodation. We drove towards the nearest address. The landlady said there were no places at her place, but she immediately called her friends and said that she had three Italians here. I saw no reason to disabuse her, so after thanking her we went to our quarters.

Tu nocowaliśmy	Rynek w Linz	Szachiści w Linz	Mauthausen
Kukurydza	Drewniany rowerzysta	Dojeżdżamy do Grein	Zamek cesarski w Grein

23.08.2006 - Grein - Melk 37 km (z Pasawy 184 km)

We visitGrein. The oldest provincial theater in Austria is located here. In Grein, another ferry crossing and we go toYbbs, where there is a bicycle museum. We visit the museum and eat a delicious dinner with a Viennese cutlet in the main square. The further road leads us to Melk. We are quite early and we are not sure if we want to spend the night inMelk. In the tourist information we learn that it's too late for sightseeing, so we ask for cheap accommodation. We go to a school run by nuns. We live in a school classroom.

Tu nocowaliśmy	Najstarszy teatr prowincjonalny		Woskowa dama
Wdok ze wzgórza na Grein	Przeprawa promowa	Uliczki w Ybbs
Eksponaty w muzeum rowerów w Ybbs

24.08.2006 - Melk - Tulln 84 km (z Pasawy 268 km)

The nun takes us to mass in the morning, in which we participate together with the monks and lay staff of the abbey in Melk. Then breakfast and back to exploring the abbey - basilica, library, gardens. We move on. We enter the land of vineyards - Wachau. On the way there is an interesting town Durnstein. In the evening we arrive at Tulln. We are standing next to the city map. A young man approaches us and advises us to go to a youth hostel. There are places.

Opactwo w Melk	Na dziedzińcu	Widok na miasto	Biblioteka
Wnętrze bazyliki	Kraina winnic Wachau		Okolice Durnstein

25.08.2006 - Tulln - Wiedeń 35 km (z Pasawy 303 km)

From Tulln to Vienna is only 35 km. In Vienna we find a parking lot with our car and throw our bags into the trunk. We go to an amusement park and then to the center - St. Stephen's Cathedral. Stephen, imperial palace. Dusk falls, we get back in the car and drive home.

Schronisko w Tulln	Pomnik Marka Aureliusza	Pomnik Attyli	Nieciekawy wjazd do Wiednia
Karuzela na Praterze	Przed katedrą św.Szczepana	Pałac cesarski	Ogrody cesarskie