33 Bicycles

I never thought I would be able to say I biked through the countryside of Austria. But on our way to Vienna, we stopped in Melk to do just that! We rented bikes and rode 40 kilometers through the most unbelievable scenery. We rode by the river, through vineyards, past castles, through cute little towns, beneath towering mountains - quite the experience. And such a unique and memorable way to see more of the country. We rode for around 2.5 hours, ending our ride in the town of Krems. However, the glitch in the system was that no one was quite sure where the exact ending destination in Krems was. We all assumed it would be obvious, but it turns out the directions "follow the signs to Krem" needed to be a bit more specific, as evidenced by the hour we spent in various groups lost in different parts of the town. I spent an hour on the curb of a small gas station with a group, all of us tired and sprawled across the sidewalk. Eventually, by some miracle, all 33 of us ended up at the bus (parked at a gas station not visible from the bike path). We were tired and sweaty but all in one piece. We took a picture to capture the moment and boarded the bus to Vienna. But you know, I guess the experience wouldn't have been half as memorable if we had all found the bus the first time around...

"Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer." - Anonymous