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EuroTour day 24 – to Prague by train

I rode to the Bratislava train station to take a morning train to Prague. I am glad that there were not too many cars on the road because riding a bike on busy Bratislava streets would not be easy. There are bike lanes but they are not well marked in places and sometimes they just end without any direction where to go next.

The main train station looked somewhat similar to the Soviet era train stations in Russia that I remember from my childhood.

Based on the looks of the train station I had pretty low expectation for the actual train, but it turned out to be really nice. It was clean, had plenty of space for bikes, free wi-fi and everything you would expect from a modern train. It was way better than the Amtrak from Seattle to Portland or the Deutsche Bahn train I took last year from Amsterdam to Berlin.

EuroTour day 23 – to Bratislava

After the Vienna sightseeing ride I headed East to Bratislava, which was supposed to be only 30 miles away. But in the middle of the route the road was blocked due to some construction. I had to take a detour which involved a bike ferry across Donau river, climbing a 20% grade hill, and riding on a busy road with no shoulder. Also I rode through a thunderstorm at the end of the ride.

I am in Slovakia now. I do not have much time here as I am leaving on a train to Prague tomorrow morning. I walked to a supermarket which is 1 km away. That was all the sightseeing I’ve done in Bratislava.

EuroTour day 23 – Vienna sightseeing ride

I left my bags in the AirBnB place today and did a Vienna sightseeing ride on my bike. I wish it did not rain as much so that I could take better looking pictures.

Riding in the center was very easy. Vienna has very good infrastructure for bicycles. There are separate lanes and separate traffic lights for bikes. I really liked riding there.

EuroTour day 22 – to Vienna

Another easy ride today. The tailwind has been quite strong and sometimes I did not even have to pedal. The views were great along the way but at this point I got used to them 🙂 .

I’ve arrived to Vienna and I plan to do some sightseeing tomorrow in the morning. This is the third major city in my tour after Paris and Basel. Then later in a day I will ride to Bratislava, which is just 30 miles from here.

EuroTour day 21 – to Melk

Very pretty ride today. Also a very easy one because it was downhill and with tailwind.

During the ride I’ve met a Russian-speaking couple on cruising bikes. They were riding from Passau to Vienna on an organized tour where they stay on a cruise ship each night and ride about 40 kilometers per day. Later that day I’ve seen more cyclists like them, many are old and on electric-assist bikes.

I’ve found a campground half way to Vienna and it is located next to the Schloss Schönbühel castle. In addition to being right on the river and with a great view the campsite also has free and high quality wi-fi and free showers. Here are the views near the campground: