The Danube from Passau to Vienna: The missing link
For the first time, Janos and I are touring on e-bikes. Otherwise I expect this journal to be no different from any of my previous journals on bicycle touring -- but with less complaining, I hope. That's why we have e-bikes.
We live in Bavaria so you would think that as avid cycle tourists we would have already cycled all of the Danube Bike Path. But we haven't. It's very popular and in the summer months a bit crowded. Our solution has been to cycle short bits at a time in the off-season. In June 2005 we cycled from Ulm to Passau, in September 2005 we rode from the source to Ulm and in September 2009 we rode from Vienna to Budapest (where Janos was born, by the way).
We live in Bavaria so you would think that as avid cycle tourists we would have already cycled all of the Danube Bike Path. But we haven't. It's very popular and in the summer months a bit crowded. Our solution has been to cycle short bits at a time in the off-season. In June 2005 we cycled from Ulm to Passau, in September 2005 we rode from the source to Ulm and in September 2009 we rode from Vienna to Budapest (where Janos was born, by the way).
Coffee houses in Budapest are a must.
The missing link was Passau to Vienna, said to be the prettiest part, and probably the most crowded in the summer. On this trip in April we only encountered two other bicycle tourists and a few people out on day trips. Not only that, we had gorgeous weather most of the time.
2011: Short pants and short sleeved jersey - in April!
When I say the missing link, I am ignoring the fact that the Danube Bike Path continues for another 2,000 km after leaving Budapest on its way to the Black Sea. I wonder if some compulsive side of our cyclist psyches will some day drive us to complete the Danube Bike Path to the bitter end.
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