On the ferry from Grein to the south side of the river

August 12th 2015
After a later than usual breakfast and a skid off the bike by Neil, we had a flat out downhill ride of up to 45kph for 6km until we reached Grein again to cross the Danube on a small ferry with many other cyclists. If we had stayed on the north side we would have been on a main road with continuous traffic noise. Being later meant hitting the hot weather earlier which continues unabated at 35+ deg ... read more

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Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more

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These blogs were started to record our Europe May to August 2011 trip. The Blogs were great for us to diary each day, for others to follow and for us to review when back home. Several have been published into personal books. And so it has continued adding: Europe - Italy,Switzerland, France, 2011 The Hurunui High Country Walk 2011. Tasmania 2012 Europe 2013 - Austria, Switzerland, France and Ireland. Alps2Ocean and Clutha Bike Trails 2014 A Christmas in Switzerland and Germany 2014 Biking the Danube, the Italian Dolomites and Austrian Lakes 2015 Vancouver, Lake Chelan (Washington S... full info

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