149km, Vienna to Bratislava to Vienna
While Betsy was in the conference, I rode to Bratislava and
back. Slovakia was part of the Warsaw
pact, but is now part of European Union, Eurozone, & NATO.
The day had great weather; the high was about 20C (nearly
70F). The ride was a little boring,
probably because the Danube isn’t as engineered as in Germany, so there are
lots of natural wetlands to avoid, and that means riding on straight roads through farmland
instead of riverfront.
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| Castle Bratislava |
I arrived in Bratislava before noon, so I heard all the noon
bells from the Burg Bratislava (castle Bratislava).
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| St.Martin Church in Bratislava, as seen from Castle Bratislava |
On the ride back, I rode to the top of the hill
between Vienna and Bratislava. I gave a
great view of Bratislava, and I could just make out the high-rises of Vienna
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| Braunsberg near Hainburg, about 20km from Bratislava |
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| View of Danube river upstream from Braunsberg, which is 200m above the river |
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