Sunday, 3 August 2025

Poysdorf 2025 - Part 1

Weekend With The Family
 
Friday - August 1st 2025
 
This year my dad celebrated his 70th birthday and his present was to spend a weekend together with the whole family in Austria's wine region called Weinviertel. Friday after work we drove to Poysdorf in Lower Austria. Thanks to a huge traffic jam we arrived later than the rest of the family. In the evening we had a reservation at a winery called Heuriger Lorenz Strobl and since we were late, we headed directly to the winery. There we had a few glasses of wine and enjoyed a wonderful evening with a couple of vegetarian dishes. Later we check in into our hotel and had more drinks at a nearby bar named Tiger's Cafe before heading to bed.
 
Winery Lorenz Strobl
 
Winery Lorenz Strobl

Dinner

Drinks

Saturday, 2 August 2025

Poysdorf 2025 - Part 2

Poysdorf
 
Saturday - August 2nd 2025
 
Claudia and I got up pretty early, because we decided to go for a short run through the vineyards, since the weather was really nice. Once we returned, we all had breakfast together, since all of us had differnt plans for the day. My parents wanted to do a bike tour, while my sister, her husband and their daughter headed off to Therme Laa to spend the day relaxing at the beautiful outdoor pool. That left Claudia and myself with my brother and his girlfriend to make plans on our own. 
 
Vineyards
 
Vineyards
 
Vineyards
 
Wine Cellar Lane
 
Since we were near the Austrian Czech border, the four of us decided to drive to the small but lovely town of Mikulov to check out the castle. When we arrived, we were so surprised what a beautiful village Mikulov was. First we did a guided tour through Mikulov Castle, which lasted for more than an hour and then we stopped at a coffee house to enjoy some pastries and coffee. Afterwards we just strolled through Mikulov and checked out the small shops scattered around town square. Back at the car we were suprised with a parking ticket. So we headed to the police station to pay the fine, but luckily the officer only gave us a warning. Afterwards we drove back to Poysdorf. 

Mikulov

Mikulov

Mikulov

Mikulov

Mikulov Castle

Mikulov Castle

Mikulov Castle

Mikulov

Mikulov Castle

Mikulov Castle

Mikulov Castle

Mikulov Castle

Mikulov

Mikulov Castle

Mikulov Castle

Mikulov

Coffee Break

Mikulov

Mikulov

Back in Poysdorf together with my parents we paid a visit to the Vino Versum Museum, which was all about making wine. Since a guided walking tour through the so called Kellergassen as about to begin, we decided to to join the tour. Kellergasse translates into Wine Cellar Lane and theses lanes are one of Weinviertel's cultural highlights. Our tour guide was really amazing and explained the history of the wine cellar lanes very well and entertaining. Along the tour we also got to try a couple of wines. Once the guided walking tour was finished, we reunited with my sister, her husband and their daughter at a nearby restaurant called Neustifter for dinner. After a relaxing dinner together we headed back to the hotel and had a couple of drinks at Tiger's Bar again.

Poysdorf

Poysdorf

Vino Versum Museum

Vino Versum Museum

Vino Versum Museum

Vino Versum Museum

Vino Versum Museum

Vino Versum Museum

Poysdorf Wine Cellar Lane

Poysdorf Wine Cellar Lane

Poysdorf Wine Cellar Lane

Poysdorf Wine Cellar Lane

Poysdorf Wine Cellar Lane

Poysdorf Wine Cellar Lane

Poysdorf Wine Cellar Lane

Poysdorf Wine Cellar Lane

Restaurant Neustifter

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Friday, 1 August 2025

Poysdorf 2025 - Part 3

Returning Home
 
Sunday - August 3rd 2025
 
Today we had to return home. After breakfast we packed our stuff and then we had to check out again. During this trip we stayed at Wein Hotel Rieder right in the town center. The hotel was quite nice and we had a good time staying there. After we said our goodbyes to the family everyone was on the way home. 

Our Room

Wein Hotel Rieder

Wein Hotel Rieder

Poysdorf

Tiger's Bar