After a good night's rest in Linz, we found the city even more appealing than the evening before ;)
The nice, long parks are just perfect for spending weekends and free time. It was Sunday morning and Danube's banks were already a very joyful place: people of all ages were highly engaged in sports: bike-riding, skating, ball-games and so on. We were passing them by, with a smile, gaining energy just by feeling this pulse of this community...
When I come to think about it, this is the best type of travelling I've tried so far :) Meeting other tourists on the cycle-path, proved to be an interesting feeling, because you already know you have something in common - the taste for cycling. From athlete cyclists, that were passing by, in the blink of an eye ('cause they were fast, not 'cause we were slow :-) ), to families with small children that were pedaling on colorful small bikes.
Cyclic, similar to walking, gives you the great opportunity to feel the pulse of the places, see details and things you would otherwise miss. But, unlike walking, it is not so tiring and of course you can ride tens of kilometers each day.
We've had days when we cycled from town to town or village to village and we've also had days when we cycled in nature, without too much civilization. Each experience is unique and gives you a proper amount of satisfaction.
Now we were back on Danube Route 1 (or Eurovelo 6) and Vienna seemed so far away :-) actually about 227km far away :D
The third day of our trip was rich in beautiful places to see, both nature and civilization.
The plan was to have a break in the small town of Mauthausen. Before the proper town visit, we recharged our batteries with good food, coffee and drinks.
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Later on, we reached Au an der Donau, a nice location - with some natural lakes, camping.. and of course - packed with tourists... :-) It seemed to be a great choice for a hot summer day, especially when I saw some teenagers jumping in the lake. However, we were "on the clock", so no bathing, just sunbathing on the bike :-)
The destination for this third day was, again (just like the first day), away from any city, town or village, in the heart of nature: Gasthof zur Donaubruecke, a small, but comfortable accommodation villa, just a few kilometers before Grein town.
Away from the town, but with a great panorama over Grein, from the terrace.
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