I wanted as much time as possible in Vienna so I left Prague early, in front of me there is a long stint of motorway across the Czech countryside and then a lunchtime stop in the Slovak capital Bratislava.
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This borderless Europe is really easy, you go from country to country without having to stop. Of course I miss all the benefit as I have in fact to stop every time I take a picture, but that does not matter so much.
No rain means good progress and I get into Bratislava very early. The first thing I do is to get to the top of the hill where the war memorial is and that allows me a fairly good view around giving me an idea of what to do next.
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Unfortunately I’m uninspired so I end up going around a bit with the motorbike and then hang a right towards Austria.
There appears to be quite a dramatic difference between the Czech Republic and Slovakia, rich the former, a bit run down the later. On the other hand you can also see in Bratislava the sign of former glory days, shame that they are left to crumble.
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To get out of Bratislava is not easy, there are road blocks and I wonder if they are related to current refugee crisis, eventually I get over the border and follow the Danube all the way up to Vienna.
It’s Sunday and Vienna seems really quiet, perhaps it’s just around the hotel. In vienna I have splurged a bit and I am in a slightly nicer establishment. I check in rest a little and then it’s off to discover the city.
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As it turns out it’s just that I am staying in the business district and I only have to walk a few hundred yards to find where it is all happening. In front of the county hall, the rail network people have organised a concert and there are kiosks selling chips and sausages till the eye can see.
Do you really think I have it in me to resist?
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Once I leave the concert and sausage party, it’s time to plunge myself into the pedestrian centre where the majestic building form a procession and it is difficult to decide what is more worth immortalising.
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It’s a fairly long walk and I see many more incredible views that I take pictures of. I am by the river now and it’s time to rest. There is a little place just at the side of the bridge where they have created an enclosure with sand and beach loungers, I get a beer and I spend a few minutes admiring the majestic sky. Then it’s time to walk back up the road and find a place to eat.
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I find an ok place and I have some food and a beer, nothing to write home about and then I’m off to bed, I’m doing four states and three capitals tomorrow.
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