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@margot
yeah! ride the danube if you get a chance, on fixed or whatever. i thought i was going to take two days, so i took a train (for about an hour) north from vienna to this town called Melk, which is famous for a big beautiful abbey there, and walked around a bit. i left Melk after 11, and got to Krems, where I was planning on staying the night, by 1:00. so i wandered around there and the town across the river for about an hour, and then just kept riding...i could've made it to vienna before it got dark if i hadn't gotten lost on side trails for a couple hours...but i ended up paying less than 2 euro for a 20 minute train ride back into the city, finally. probably rode 60-70 miles (whatever that means in km), through the most beautiful countryside i've ever seen. big castles up on cliffs above you, green mountains, and the path had some hills, but was mostly long stretches through tiny towns and right through the middle of vineyards and orchards. friendly bikers everywhere. amazing.
between Melk and Krems is definitely the best part; from there to vienna it gets kind of boring.
but seriously, awesome, go do it.