Better and Better - Innsbruck to Rietz
Saturday August 17, 2019
Again great weather, sunny but not too hot. The route is flat with a very gradual but steady gain of altitude, mountains to either side, prettier than yesterday although we are again frequently within earshot of the highway. But that is nothing to complain about, we are on a dedicated bicycle path, smooth and well signposted and the views are wonderful. Much of the time we cycle between the Inn and highway, never into villages or towns. However, we are compensated by our walk around the center of Innsbruck in the morning before we set out.
Again great weather, sunny but not too hot. The route is flat with a very gradual but steady gain of altitude, mountains to either side, prettier than yesterday although we are again frequently within earshot of the highway. But that is nothing to complain about, we are on a dedicated bicycle path, smooth and well signposted and the views are wonderful. Much of the time we cycle between the Inn and highway, never into villages or towns. However, we are compensated by our walk around the center of Innsbruck in the morning before we set out.
The terrace of the hostel where we stayed, a couple of km's from the center of Innsbruck
A flea market as we enter the pedestrian zone of the Old Town of Innsbruck
Figurines of all sorts on sale at the flea market
Baroque facades and many tourists in Innbruck
A facade fresco, the gist of which is "Purses and pipes for peasants and lords, none like them empty, filled they're adored."
Leerhosen for a special occasion I imagine.
Pretty details when you look up
We are now leaving old Innsbruck and heading for the bicycle path along the river Inn.
Innsbruck's iconic riverside
The Inn and I
Stopping for the view
Easy riding
Mountains, highway and bike path
More of the same, not exactly monotonous but not a lot of variety either
Sometimes we follow the train tracks
And now for Janos's video of the day
We're not finding a lot of accomodation along the route, at least not where we want it or for the price we expect to pay. We ended up making it a short day for this reason. The hotel was ok and it was directly on our route which was important since anything on the other side of the Inn would have meant a sizable detour to a bridge, making it a longer day but not closer to our destination.