It’s been a while since we arrived in Strasbourg on our Creaky World Tour.
Let’s see how far around the world I can get only powered by my battered old stationary exercise bike, dog walking and local runs. As my fitness tracker has died I will be using a suitable alternative for the distance calculations – Pokemon Go. So might even catch a few Pokemon on the way.
Since the 16th September my battered body has recorded the following distances.
Exercise Bike – 528km
Walking – 125km
Running – 205km
That’s a grand total of 858km.
The first stop off point is to Kitzbuhel. That’s 490km. That’s Kitzbuhel in Austria. It’s on my bucket list. Just once I would love to go to the famous Downhill Ski Race here. The Hahnenkamm. It’s just about the most demanding course on the world circuit. Every year I sit in front on the TV with my mug of coffee and watch the brave skiers fly down this scary rollercoaster at speeds of up to 142km/h (88mph). We also play a game. Who is the first person to spot Arnold Schwarzenegger in the crowd. Thanks to the Red Bull and Zimbio websites for the photos.
So we have a bit more distance left in the tank and with a fair wind we can just about reach beautiful Vienna. That’s a trip of 370km.
Vienna is the capital of Austria and has been ranked the city with the highest quality of life in the world. Its been top for the last ten years (Mercer Quality of Living Survey). It was just about my partners favourite city. She would often reminisce about going to the wonderful Vienna State Opera House (Staatsoper). Thank you to Austria.info and Mozart.co.at for the photos.
Your late partner clearly had impeccable taste! Vienna is a truly wonderful city. I spent 6 weeks there many years ago on a German course.
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I bet that was marvellous. I so want to go.
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It was! When you spend that amount of time somewhere, you pretty much get to see everything. I’m sure you’ll get to visit it at some point and you won’t be disappointed.
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Looking forward to it.
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I would love to visit there someday.
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Happily join you on that trip.
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As an Austrian who is currently living in the other side of the world, I can heartily recommend you go to Vienna if you can. It’s the kind of place that you can almost drown in the wealth of history and culture.
It’s why so many of my own blog posts are set in the Vietnam region
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Can we go to Italy next?
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Ok I will turn right.
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Thanks for taking us along on your trip. I thoroughly enjoyed it – now to go unpack.
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Thanks for taking us along on your trip. I thoroughly enjoyed it – now to go unpack.
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Heading towards Italy next I think.
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Sounds good, will look forward to seeing the pics you may post
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Thank you
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You’re most welcome
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So love to visit Italy and France! 🙂
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France is so varied in landscapes. Italy would be cool.
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Yes I have heard that about France. Italy would be something to see.
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So many great European countries to visit.
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Yes definitely !
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You’re doing so well. Impressive progress.
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Thank you
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You’re welcome Gary.
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Love the world tour 🙂 Great photos!
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Thank you Robyn
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I missed Arnie in the Staatsoper crowd. What level was he on?
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Not sure son always spots him first.
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Ah, Vienna! So very beautiful! 🙂
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It has so much culture.
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Nice post dear 😀 and cute idea.
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BY FOR NOW
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Thank you
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My pleasure dear 😀.
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BY FOR NOW
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Absolutely gorgeous photos! And you have done some travelling, my friend! I take pride in my daily 4 mile walks, but you’ve got me beat hands down!
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I just follow my tummy everywhere
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I love the idea of this.
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Thank you
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OOOH… where to next is now the question.
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Been asked to head towards Italy so it’s turn right at the next junction.
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Can’t wait now till you arrive
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Thank you x
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I’ve never been to anywhere in Europe. I would love to do so at some point! I want to visit different places where people speak languages other than English. There are so many.
Thank you for this tour. It’s such a wonderful idea.
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Switzerland is great for that. The trains do announcements in German, French, Italian and English.
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Wonderful! I am really going to find a way!
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Give the boy a cigar
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Thank you sir
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As a student back in 1975 and backpacking through Europe on a $1 A day budget, my wife and I scraped our spare change and got rush tickets to a performance at the Staatsoper. We slept in a park in Vienna overnight because we had no idea where to go after the performance. Best choice we made while visiting Vienna.
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That’s such a good story. It looks truly amazing.
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