We took a day as tourists and visited the town of Linz. It’s about a 10 km ride from our campsite to the city, and we took the bikeway. Linz, the third largest city in Austria, is pleasant with some nice monuments and lovely churches, but the initial impression doesn’t inspire gushing praise. Perhaps it’s the pall of being the home town of Adolf Hitler that hangs over the city.
To possibly underscore that point, in the center of the main square is the Holy Trinity Column, a towering monument to souls lost in the plagues, wars and disasters!
We took a walking tour that I had on my phone and visited a few churches, and had a really nice lunch at a wonderful Indian restaurant, our table shaded by the first church we visited. It was the best chicken tikka masala and naan we have ever eaten!
Linz has the largest (but not tallest) church in Austria. By law it was not allowed to be taller then Saint Stephen’s Church in Vienna. The Linz Cathedral is a mere two meters shorter.
It’s amazing to visit! An organist was practicing while we were there. Chris captured the music and splendid architecture in the below videos.
After our walk, we took a short train ride up to a church in the hills above Linz, which was fun. The views were good as we could see the Danube wind its way along the valley floor.
Our campground was shoehorned between a cornfield and the river, with lovely green grass for our tent. One of our neighbors came in camping super-light! His tent is next to ours in the picture below and you might just discern the outline of a bike under his tent since his bike upside-down is the support for the rain fly. His bike is shown fully loaded the next day. Not sure what it all weighs but less than ours!
One last item…we always start our day with coffee/tea and charging devices. The rats nest below is what it looks like. Need to find a more organized way to do this! Sometimes we have a few more devices attached but you get the idea!
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