Archives: Posts from Austria.
The Sound of Not Music
While enjoying the south coast of Spain where there was very little internet, Si and I finally got around to messing with some of the video footage we had kicking around.
Off ya bike
After a month of riding, 1700 odd kilometres, and only three rest days, Ness and I did actually make it to Vienna on the bikes. Just in time too, because as of November 1, 90% of the campsites in Europe appear to have closed up for Winter. And as Si mentioned the weather turned quite cold - conveniently, we were safely tucked away in the comfort of my cousin Caitlin and Tom's apartment.
So now the bikes (and us) are having a well earned rest as we beetle about in the Mondeo for a while. Last time that happened was when we drove from London to Dover to catch a ferry with the bikes inside the car.
Now we have a new piece of kit.
Thanks to Tom's advice, we now have a shiny new bicycle rack for the Mondeo that cost less than a third of the price of two train tickets for us and bikes from Vienna to Rome. This makes us happy as we now have more money to spend in Italy on wine, hot chocolate and gelati.
Vienna: It's quite cold here.
Matt and I arrived in Vienna, Austria, yesterday afternoon and our first impression was that things were a little on the chilly side. Come 7.30 this morning when I woke up, I noticed little white fluffy things floating around when I stuck my head out the front door.
We're in Vienna and it's snowing.
Snow!
There's also a bit of a breeze, so it's kinda chilly outside. But it's definitely pretty with all the white flecks swirling around in the wind. They'd be even more mesmerising if my fingers weren't numb from taking a couple of photos.
We're half-way!
Teams B and C reunited in Krems, Austria to celebrate the half-way mark of the Hilarity's planned hundred-day duration.
Everybody involved had to make an effort - Matt and I drove from Munchen across Germany and Austria to be there, and Ness and Mot tackled Krems' well-labelled bike paths and put on freshly washed clothes.
Italian food was eaten. Grolsch, Stella and Matt's specially-bought Party Beer (Zywiec) were consumed. Pretzels were dipped in a jar of nutella-esque spread. Then we went to bed as the threatening clouds on the horizon started to shower rain on the celebrations.
While we slept the showers escalated into a strong weather warning, with a fair coating of rain and winds strong enough to collapse the tent belonging to Matt and I. This was particularly inconvenient for Matt, who was asleep in the tent at the time.
The storm cleared long enough for Mot and Ness to head off on their bikes for Vienna (eta: Monday) and Matt and I to pack up our soggy excuse for a tent, shake our fists at the sky, and set off in the car for the first leg of our Bohemian Beer adventure: Plzen, in the Czech Republic.
Here's to another hilarious fifty days!
Wishing we were there
We hope that all goes well at your wedding today, and you both have a wonderful time. We are sorry we cannot be there, however we are thinking of you here in Austria. We thought it appropriate that we send our well wishes in the local delicacy (the humble pretzel stick). Enjoy every moment, lots of love Vanessa and Matt.
Went For a Ride Today
We were getting a little sick of the cheap cardonnay and youge meals in Germany so we thought we'd do some international travel.
PS. Mothers please note that we were not responsible for the blatant acts of patriotism vandalism in the corner of the sign.
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