Prague to Poggstall, Austria: On the Donau


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Distance 431 kms 268 miles
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Distance 15,183 kms 9,434 miles
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Saturday, August 20th, 2016

On the road at 10h30, I'm relieved to escape Prague without the bike getting stolen or messed with. Heading south the roads are really bad. There are detours sending me out onto country roads with huge ruts, there has to be a better way to get to Austria but the trail has clearly gone cold for me. They wave me straight through the border near Znomo. Direction Vienna. Zisserdorf, Holn, Kelms. Great motorcycle roads along the Donau River.

Lots of motorcycles around. I stop in a place called Poggstall for the night. Ernst and Christina run the guesthouse, friendly couple. Durchreise (transit), all German with them.

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Sign for Vienna at the Czech - Austrian border. I consider checking it out but I want to get back to riding. Short distances between cities in Europe isn't always an advantage.
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The Donau River, Austria
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Terraced vinyards on the Donau
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These little chapels are everywhere in Austria
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More Donau, less sunshine.