We bid a fond farewell to Franz and Brigitte this morning and got back on the road. This time I followed Franz's instructions and we found our way back to the Danube with the minimum of fuss. Some of it was even in bright sunlight although the Aschach valley was quite foggy.
Rejoining the cycle path it was a straightforward ride to Linz, mainly along the now much wider Danube. Being Saturday Linz was quite busy, so we made our way through the city centre following Franz's instructions to the hostel we would be staying at. Why they need to put all the hostels on hills is beyond us, but we had been forewarned by Franz. Fortunately even though reception was closed until 4pm we were allowed to check in.
A quick shower later and we took the bus back into the city centre to have a look around.
It was really nice to arrive early and an afternoon was probably long enough to get a feel for Linz. It is a bustling city with some lovely buildings and a good selection of shops. We had lunch sitting in the square outside the Cathedral (no scaffolding!), bought some new books to read and took in the view of the Danube from the cities bridge.
Tired we headed back to the hostel, where I got some internet and blogging done while Debbie rested. As there seemed to be some kind of function on in the hostel, we had dinner in a nearby café and then returned to our room. We even remembered to change our clocks, being up an hour early for breakfast would have been tragic!
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