Traveling: Alpe Adria Bike Trail 2020

Wednesday, 19 August 2020

Alpe Adria Bike Trail 2020 - Part 2

Alpe Adria Bike Trail

Sunday - August 16th 2020

The second day of our bike tour started with a lovely breakfast at the hotel. After we checked out, we headed to the next local supermarket to get some snacks for lunch and then we were on our way again. Today's tour was shorter than yesterday's, however today we had to face some hills and our biggest ascent of the whole tour. First we just rode along the river Salzach until it was time for our first incline up to the water reservoir for a hydro power plant. From there the way continued up and down until we reach the juntion into Gastein valley, where we stopped around noon for our lunch breack.

From St. Johann to Bad Gastein

Breakfast

Alpe Adria Bike Trail

Along the Way

Water Reservoir

Claudia's Bike

Alpe Adria Bike Trail

Along the Way

Lunch

After our lunch break we continued our tour towards Bad Gastein. In the early afternoon Claudia and I stopped in a small village for a cold beer and then it was time to tackle the last stage. Since Bad Gastein is about 1000 meters above sea level the incline was pretty steep. On the way up to the village we were overtaken several times by e-bike rides, which was really frustrating, but eventually we made it as well. Once we found our hotel, the first thing we did, was to order a refreshing beer to reward ourselves. In Bad Gastein we stayed at Hotel Mozart, which wasn't the most modern hotel, but we felt comfortable. They even had two vegan meals prepared for us without even asking. After we showered, we headed into the village to check the famous waterfall. Bad Gastein would be a beautiful mountain village with its grand hotels, but unfortunately many buildings are empty and are falling into disrepair. Back at the hotel we had dinner at the restaunt. Claudia got a vegan curry while I had a salad with vegetable patties and fries. Both meals very really delicious and we were very grateful that the hotel staff prepared something for us, because it would have been difficult to get something vegan in Bad Gastein. The rest of the evenining we spent sitting on our balcony enjoying a glass of beer while watching the thunderstorm roll over the valley.