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A few afternoon and evening shots, with many more to come in the coming days.
About this place, Mark Twain said,
This is the charmingest place we have ever lived in for repose and restfulness, superb scenery whose beauty undergoes a perpetual change from one miracle to another, yet never runs short of fresh surprises and new inventions. We shall always come here for the summers if we can.
Indeed.
Returned to a spectacular hike up to Leopoldsberg and through the Wienerwald to Kahlenberg. The trail for me started at the terminus of the U4 at Heilingenstadt, with a lengthy stroll along the Danube and its many cruise ships, then up the very steep Nasenweg (named for the nose-like profile) with its beautiful views of river, vineyards, and Wien.
A second transit ride on the Wiener Linien via bus 38a and U4 again took me to Schรถttenring, then by foot past some real life train set trams on a turnaround and on to the best (IME) gelato in (Vienna? Austria? The world?).
A final stroll around Kรคrtnerstrasse and Graben wrapped the sunny dayโs wandering.
One of the advantages of being near the Danube floodplain (and many others) is that the levees and other flood works are often topped by bike paths. In the case of the Danube (in Slovak Dunaj) downstream from Bratislava is a particularly nice one, smooth as glass and curving along the wide bends of the river.
The trip back was a bit harder, with a gusty, 20mph+ headwind.
Later, a birthday dinner with dear friends and great food. 9/10 on the day (-1 for headwind).
Lovely sunny day for a 75k ride to Austria and back.
Iโve done this ride quite a few times – up the Danube to Deviล, across the Freedom Bridge, then across the March plain, the Donaubrรผcke, Hainburg with Eissalon Daniel where Iโve enjoyed Haselnuss gelato for three decades, and return.
Took a ride to Virginia across two bridges this weekend.
Lights, camera, action
Words < pictures.
