Featured Rideout A Long Weekend In The Area Of Bad Ischl

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  1. Markus

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    #1 Markus, Aug 23, 2024
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    Day 1: Today we headed with our packed bikes 3 hours to the province called Upper Austria. Our first stop was at the Hallstätter See which is sourounded by some parts of the pre Alps. We took our bathing clothes and had a very refreshing swim in the lake. The temperature was 21 degrees celsius. Brrrr. A bit freezy.:cold_sweat: We were accompanied by hundreds of little fish and some ducks. After this cool down phase we warmed ourselves with a cup of coffee and a delicious apricot cake.
    Then we rode a few minutes to our accommodation in Bad Ischl. Here we will stay until Sunday. In the afternoon we made a culinary walk through the town and had some delicious refreshments.
    Tomorrow we will test our alpine qualifications.;)
    In the following some impressions.

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    The freezy Hallstätter See. The water quality is incredible!
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    The delicious apricot cake.
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    Our accommodation in the old imperial town of Bad Ischl.
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    Our pathway to the center of the town, the "Esplanade".
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    A typical "Villa" in the town.
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    A ginger ale and cucumber cocktail and a drink called "Sommerspritzer". White wine mixed with sparkling water.
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    Some more views of the town.
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  2. joe mc donald

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    Lovely pictures and it looks like it was a great trip.
     
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    Wot ...... no litter; no graffiti; no urban street "art"? What kind of place are you living in anyway?

    Hope the ironic 'humour' isn't entirely lost on you. ;);)

    Great pictures, BTW.:)
     
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    @joe mc donald: Thanks Joe! Yes it is. Tomorrow we will not ride out bikes, but on Sunday back home.
     
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    @Adie P : You are right. This former imperial town is a "pearl".
     
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    It is certainly very beautiful and, clearly, very well maintained. Tell us more .....
     
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    @Markus Stunning. Makes me want to be there. But if I was I might ever come home again.
     
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    What a really beautiful place to be, thanks for the pictures.
     
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    @David Cooper: Thanks David. More will follow tomorrow.;)
     
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    @joe mc donald: You made my day, Joe! :joy:
     
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    @Markus Meant everything. I was in awe of the beauty and peacefulness that seemed present. And like someone said so clean and tidy.
     
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    #12 Markus, Aug 24, 2024
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    Day 2:
    After our delicious breakfast we started our alpine hiking tour to the top of the mountain called "Katrin". We had planned about 2,5 - 3 hours to get up there. We made it. Through a great landscape and over steep rocky hiking paths through a wonderful wood we reached in 2,5 hours the top of the "Katrin". We met some hikers from all over the world on our way up the mountain. But as you can imagine there is a much easier way to get up the mountain - a historic looking cable car with small little cabins. Nearly 95% of the people take this option.:p Near the top there is a nice old inn situated. We had some refreshing drinks there. After half an hour we took the cable car back down to Bad Ischl. The up and downhill ride is €27.- and the downhill only ride costs €20.-. Not really cheap, but much less strenuous.;)
    In sum we did a distance of 10 km with a height difference of nearly 1.000 m uphill.;)
    After refreshing ourselves in our accommodation we went to the center of the town again and joined an international food festival in a big park of Bad Ischl. Many interesting food options were available and we tested some of them. - Delicious!
    After this culinary highlight we "rolled" back to our accommodation and enjoyed the rest of the day there.
    Tomorrow morning we will load our bikes again and head back home with them.

    My equipment for the hiking tour.
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    Some impressions of our way uphill.
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    A lovely alpine flower
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    The interesting wood.
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    The cable car above our way.
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    The old alpine inn.
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    Our way down to Bad Ischl in the cable car.
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    The food festival.
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    Some impressions of the offered food.
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    In my opinion is the colour scheme a bit too much!
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    Day 3:
    After our breakfast we loaded our bikes and started our tour back home at a temperature of 19 degree celsius. Due to the today's Sunday we had less traffic on the streets and were able to ride in a constant attractive tempo. ;)
    We passed some interesting mountainous roads and had really fun while riding. Down from the last mountain, the Semmering, we had an extreme experience. The temperatures went up in a few minutes to 34 degrees celsius. In our home area we have actually extreme temperatures.:oops:.
    After three hours and another about 300 kilometres we arrived back home.
    We had a great weekend again in the area of Bad Ischl.
    Next week some business duties and on Saturday we start our main bike event for this year.
    More information coming soon. ;)
     
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    Thanks for the write up of your trip. I’ve never visited Austria but you are making me want to. It just looks so clean and well looked after.
    Thanks again Markus.
     
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    @Glenn2926: You are right! Austria is worth a trip. You won't be disappointed once you come.;)
     
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    Brilliant. I love your ride reports, and the wonderful picture too.:):)
     
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    Such a wonderful trip, thanks for sharing your experiences
     
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    For anyone going by Bad Ischl, one of the best cake shops in Austria is Cafe Zauner (I think this is where Markus ate?). Well worth a visit and the Iced Coffee is good as well.
    A trip to nearby Salzburg should keep any SO's happy as well.

    The nearby Grizzly Motorbike Hotel is a good base for a motorbike trip e.g Grossglockner is not too far away.
     
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    @John Bentall: You are right! The Zauner is very good, but a bit expensive too! ;)
     
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