Krems an der Donau

Published September 28, 2019

Nächster Halt: St. Pölten Hbf

Fast jog on the platform, down steps/up steps, across tracks, next train awaiting.

Day start in Vienna. Van to Hauptbahnhof, train travel west to Krems (via St. Pölten Station).

Run-weather arrived day early. Cooler temps, misty rain. Taxi UP UP to Steigenberger Spa, our pre-race digs. Mountainside resort. Hot tub, pool, fancy robes & slippers – Sis did us right.

Retracked down to Town Centre. Pasta lunch, my second Wachau EXPO this trip (Vienna 3 days prior), then a scenic walk-about UP UP UP past cathedrals, vacation villas & hillside vineyards. Weingut (the local word). And a lot of ‘em. Packet pick-up included 2 BOTTLES of white.

SPA DAY. Indoor swim, sauna, outdoor tub. R-E-L-A-X 😊

Watched an over-achiever trail-run up the vineyard mountainside. Accompanied by a cyclist, far far in the distant. Much more entertaining watchin’/kickin’ back in a tub of warm alpine bubbles. LOL>

Dinner, sleeps, morning marathon. Emmersdorf to Krems, race route an-der-Donau. Flat trek along Europe’s iconic flume. Every day (3 countries, 4 cities) same constant, die river Danube. Perfect!

Tomorrow: 42k in Austria’s Wachau Valley. YODEL on!