a bike trip.

Going on exchange is always a wonderful experience, but once you get home, it's hard to express your experiences to the people who you left behind -- which is why it's so nice to have guests! And guests I have. Hester and David are officially in Austria! Well, actually, right now they're in Berlin, but yes. They came to visit!

We spent the first couple days biking around Vienna, then got all packed up at caught a train to Linz! From Monday to Friday we biked and biked and biked from Linz to Vienna along the Danube. We biked about 200 km, give or take a few for wrong turns and trips off the bike path. Our path was very nice, especially for a novice biker like myself -- smooth and paved. Unfortunately we spent most of our time battling the wind which made no sense at all -- the tour books told us that the prevailing winds traveled from Linz to Vienna! Not pleasant.

We spent 3 - 4 hours a day biking, and the other hours were spent taking numerous water/candy breaks (we had crazy hot weather!) We stayed in a variety of bed and breakfast type places, but Austrian-style... that plus the amazing views from our bikes around every corner made for a lovely trip.

The sunburns? Not so much.

Here's some photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2217384&l=4275a&id=120807213