No riding today ... a day off? Didn't really get to sleep until the youth in the Youth Hostel piped down around 01:30. Such is the penalty of having a room that has windows opening onto the courtyard but, hey-ho, this is a Youth Hostel. It is pretty cheap for Vienna, and as I write this, Anne points out that if we were in some fancy hotel downtown we'd be paying 3x as much and wouldn't have the advantage of sitting in the courtyard ourselves this evening - And wouldn't have hassle-free bike storage. But as I write this, thunder is again rolling so it looks as if we may have to retreat!!
We have retreated. The day was spent getting the U-Bahn to Schonbrunn Palace, a mega-impressive place to visit with associated attractions, and gardens. A great place to wander round so we bought the combined ticket that included the guided tour in English, and lingered long. It was sooo hot again that we meandered around looking for shade as far as possible. We returned by U-Bahn to the centre and had a walk around the Stadt Park, then U-Bahn and walked back to YH. After a shower and change we found an excellent Croatian restaurant a stones throw from the hostel and had an amazing fish platter for 2, with Croatian wine. A fitting end to the day. As the clouds blackened we postponed coffee and headed back to the hostel. The room is again meltingly hot, so it'll be another wet hanky assisted sleep tonight. Bring on the thunder, but clear it by tomorrow please, when we cycle out to our final accommodation at the airport hotel.
16,777 steps, according to my VivoSmart, equating to 15.3 km and 29 flights of stairs climbed (and burning 3150 kCal!)
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