by ropeko
As written yesterday, Bratislava is the final destination of my bike trip along the Danube of this year because Hungary closes the borders at 1st September for foreigners. Although I already booked a hotel in Györ from 30 to 31 August and I would be within Hungary before the closing of the border, it probably […]
After the bike free day yesterday, Jolanda and I continued our bike trip in direction to Bratislava. First we drove on the beautiful Donauinsel in Wien. 20km later we took a small and very fast ferry to get to the other riverside and to Haslau. The exit was a gravel beach. The boat just drove […]
Today was my first bike free day since my start in Bern, Switzerland. My wife and I did some sightseeing in Wien (Vienna). I visited the 40 rooms of castle Schönbrunn where Maria Theresia and later Franz Joseph I of Austria and Elisabeth of Bavaria (Sisi) lived. We also were at the natural history museum. […]
My back brake was again rubbing against the brake block and I went to a bike shop in Krems. They couldn‘t do too much except reconfigure it so that it is at least not rubbing anymore. The problem is the kickstand that bends the rod where the brake is fastened. I have to try to […]
In the morning we visited the huge abbey Melk. They had a lot of pomp, library rooms with thousands of old books and a park. We crossed a bridge to the other riverside and stopped short in Willendorf to look at the place where the famous Venus of Willendorf was found. It is a 30000 […]
From the nice village Wallsee we travelled to Grein. Because it was Monday, many museums are closed as the one for the castle of Grein. Since I won‘t be able to go to Romania we ate lunch at a Romanian restaurant. The local food here is definitively better 😐 . We continued to Ybbs and […]
My wife and I went to the beautiful Mariendom in Linz. Here we met some of the „Swiss“ group, I saw the days before (except yesterday). Afterwards we biked to the sister of my aunt and here husband. They live just 7km from Linz away. We enjoyed a good time and a delicious lunch at […]
The baker came to the camping with fresh bread and the ducks were also aware of that. When I walked to the bench in front of the port and they saw the bag with my breakfast in my hand, they ran to me 😀 . I visited the abbey Engelszell and bought an 8-pack of […]
My rest of pizza from yesterday evening was the breakfast. Today I started a bit earlier because it will be up to 35 degrees hot. The first part was along streets. Then it should go along the Danube, but it was redirected. When it was back on the original route, it was planned to take […]
Instead of camping I slept in a hostel. In a room of 10 beds only three were occupied including mine and only one of the others appeared. Or maybe I slept when the other person was present. The hostel was very clean and directly in the center. In Donaustauf I planned to see Walhalla. Directly […]
In the night was the last rain for some days and it will get warmer and warmer with more than 30 degrees on Friday. On the way from Bad Gögging to the oldest monastery brewery Weltenburg (of the year 1050) were many hop fields. I don’t know if they all belong to the mentioned Weltenburg […]
A good breakfast at a bakery in Donauwörth gave energy for a long stage today. Just some annoying wasps disturbed it, so that I grabbed everything and finished eating at a wasp-free place. Donauwörth was a nice city with beautiful buildings, history and good restaurants. The path followed first some streets and went up the […]
In Leipheim I ate a good chocolate croissant and a „Streusel“ (bread with crumbles on top). The bike route followed close to the Danube on gravel roads. Many birds could be observed, i.e. two kingfishers (Eisvogel). I stopped under a bridge and put on my rain clothes. Five minutes later it stopped to rain. Later […]
In the morning I had to repair my bike. It was Sunday and I couldn‘t just go to a bike shop. After some time I managed to fix the chain. Unfortunately something is still wrong with my back brake. The disc brake touches the edge of the brake holder. It is not where the brake […]
In the morning I visited the Hohenzollerschloss of Sigmaringen including one of the largest weapon collections. Afterward I drove to Hundersingen and went to the museum about the celtic villages (Heuneburg) in this region. In Rechtenstein I walked to a small cave and to the old tower of a castle. One village further was a […]
Today the real Danube trip started. The three days before were mainly to get to the spring of the Danube. I slept on the camping Riedsee 5km away from Donaueschingen. It rained in the night and when I woke up some small puddles of water were in the tent. At least everything was in the […]
Goal of today was Donaueschingen with the spring of the Danube. The rain in the night tested the tent to be waterproof. After the breakfast at the Rhine, I started the next stage a bit late around 10. The way on the map didn‘t allow vehicles and I had to take the main street to […]
Originally I planned to drive 20km further, but there were so many beautiful historic places to visit. Start was at the friends place in Niederlenz. 15min later I reached the baroque castle Wildegg. The building is rather impressive. In the small aviary are some waldrapps (black bird with long bill) among others. Instead of the […]
Today was the start of my bike tour. Before I can follow the Danube I have to get from Bern (Switzerland) to the source of the Danube in Donaueschingen (Germany). The distance is approximately 180km, what is about 2.5 days of biking. The first stage is from Bern to Lenzburg, where I will visit friends […]
Tomorrow I will start my bike tour along the Danube. The plan is to travel for about one month with my bike. Here is an impression of all the things I will carry with me. Maybe too many things and maybe a few things I forgot and will notice after some days along the way […]