Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Krems to Vienna

I made it!!! That's another cycle guide book of which I've reached the end (60 miles or 96 km)!
Mixed in with several industrial sites (at the beginning) were lots of lovely spots on the river with no particularly specific types of scenery, but places that none-the-less would have made great fishing holes -- there were lots of views of the river and wildlife to take in while just lazing there, waiting to see if you'd catch one of the many jumping fish. However, as I got closer, I started to see a few Viennese estates.
Then, I came to the city (Korneuburg) from where the legend of the pied piper (or one of the legends) came.
 Next, I started seeing parts of Vienna. It took me a while to figure out how to navigate to my hotel because this city is so huge, because there were so many things to stop and look at, and I spent some time ducked under an overpass (with several others) avoiding a brief thunderstorm. I had a chance to get out a little in the early evening to take these photos:


There was music coming from everywhere (all different types) and there seemed to be a carnival in town, although, I couldn't figure out if they were setting it up or taking it down. I found a nice big open-air area inside the campus (a park-like area) to catch a beer and some gnocchi bathed in a huge chunk of Gorgonzola cheese.
I'm very excited to be here -- this is a city like no other I have been to and I can't wait to explore it more over the next few days.

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