Enjoying a traditional Hungarian dish at Ilona Strubel (Braunerstrasse, 2) in Vienna.
The 13th century Stephansdomkirche, in Vienna, located on Stephansplatz.
The gothic interior of the 13th century Stephansdomkirche in Vienna.
Inside Stephansdomkirche in Vienna.
A pedestrian mall directly adjacent to Stephansplatz in Vienna.
Ed enjoying a cold beer at an outdoor cafe near Stephansplatz in Vienna. Beer is an artform in Austria.
Joe enjoying a glass of red wine on our first night in Vienna. Dinner at Figmueller (Backerstrasse, 6) was a real treat!
On vacation, Sunday morning at 7:15am, here we are in the metro (alone...) waiting for the train to take us to our rendezvous point for our bike trip to the Wachau Valley.
Enjoying a glass of wine at 10am at the first stop on our bike tour of the Wachau Valley.
Adam was our guide for the day on our bike tour. Australian. Great guy, great guide, great accent ;-)
Joe outside the first stop on our bike tour of the Wachau Valley wine region.
Joe and Ed in the wine region of the Wachau Valley. We are 75 miles outside of Vienna. We biked about 20 miles along the Danube River, stopping at five wineries and the town of Duernstein.
It rained early in the morning on our bike tour but it didn't dampen anyone's enthusiasm. Bike Wine Rain = No Problem!
The Danube River in the Wachau Valley (Austria).
Taking a break from biking; the Danube River is behind us.
One of the many small towns we biked through on our 20 mile trek along the Danube River.
Stopping for lunch at a small Inn on the hillside overlooking the Danube.
Prost! That's a traditional German toast...
Adam knows his wines, he knows Austrian history, he tells jokes, he can fix a flat tire, he can even barbecue sausages and ribs. Plus, did I mention the Australian accent?!
Our lunch stop was at a small Inn on a hillside overlooking the picturesque Wachau Valley in central Austria.
Biking through a vineyard in the Wachau Valley (central Austria).
