Wheeler Farm Loops

PM - 5 miles in the Wiener Prater. I knew that getting in a run right away would help prevent any mind/body wackiness (beyond the usual) after shifting 8 time zones.

The Prater is a fantastic park. Lots of wide and single track forest trails going all over the place. Sort of a giant horsepark.

AM - 5 miles. Prater.

PM - 3 miles. Prater.

Nice day - grabbed a city bike and rode all over Vienna... Danube Island, Ringstrasse, Schonbrunn Palace, Naschmarkt, etc.

AM - 8 miles. Prater "Stadtwanderweg 9".

Took a train out to Melk with hopes that I would be able to commandeer a bike and ride through the Wachua Valley. It worked out perfectly, a leisurely cruise on a two-speed bicycle through a handful of towns and tons of vineyards. Ferried across the Danube at Spitz and hiked up to the castle ruins at Durnstein. Finished in Krems and enjoyed a train bier on the ride back to Vienna.

AM - 7 miles. Donaukanal.

PM - 4 miles. Donaukanal.

Conference (EASL ILC) started and I switched hotels yesterday. So canal runs will replace Prater runs, but staying right in the heart of the city just a few steps from St. Stephen's Cathedral is worth it! 

Spent the evening wandering around the city center and Hofburg Palace.

AM - 8 miles. Donaukanal.

Spent the evening attending a concert at the Musikverein. Very cool experience in a unique venue. I'm no classical music expert, but I was told that this was world class. I enjoyed it a lot. We followed it with Wiener Schnitzel, which isn't world class, but it's also enjoyable.

Got out early for a hike in Lower Austria. Paulmauer and Gschwendthutte.

AM - 6 miles. Donaukanal.

PM - 4 miles. Donaukanal.

Beautiful, warm afternoon (the weather this entire week has been fantastic)... had a nice chunk of time to walk the city once last time after conference ended.