Day 10+ 11 Leg 2 Tulln- Vienna 42 km

A very pleasant leisurely ride to Vienna, after the 104 km the day before.

(Unfortunately I lost my second pair of reading glasses so couldn’t update yesterday’s blog until I bought a new pair today!)

I think this looks like beaver damage to willow trees, but I might be wrong. There were many trees affected along the river.

Another hot day as we headed eastwards. We stopped for a break at a little stand in a park on the outskirts on the city.

I ordered a small Prosecco for Sue and a big beer for me.

The « small » bottle was actually half a bottle. I think it actually helped her Sue get over the chaos of entering a busy city on well laden bikes🥴

It was pretty easy to get to the centre, although there were many bikes, electric scooters , tramlines and people to weave through, en route to our hotel.

We parked our bikes in the locked garage and aimed to rest our legs and bums for 2 bike free days!

After a snooze, we set off for some evening culture and enjoyed 2 hours of great classical hits in the Musikverein hall.

No speakers, no flashing lights; just brilliant musicians in original costumes, with an entertaining conductor who involved the audience.

Happy to get back to our hotel and have a comfy seat in a 101 year old lift to our room.

Day 11.

A cooler cloudy day, so a good one for a city tour.

First stop was a surprise for Sue. I’d booked tickets to see the white Lipizzaner stallions doing training at the Spanish Horse school.

This didn’t really suggest horsey things were going on inside!

A fancy 400 year old dressage building. Unfortunately no photographs were permitted, so I found one online, to give non horsey people an idea what a Lipizzaner horse looks like.