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Stage 3 - Seeon Seebrook to Salzburg - 60km (03-May-2019)


It’s wet and cold; at home, neither would I go for a ride nor play golf in these conditions but here, I have to soldier on. 
And soldier on, I did, on near perfect bike paths most of the way, sometime through the countryside, sometime parallel to the B roads as I made way towards Salzburg.
Not many photo taking opportunities until I got to Traunstein, where the town square was alive with market vendors and town folks. There was an orderly queue outside one of the stalls selling fresh Spargle (Asparagus), a seasonal delicacy, which I am partial to as well.

I got talking to a lady there as you do; who was kind enough to tell me more about the town’s history and why she believed it was god’s own place for her and offered to take this mug shot of mine for prosperity to remember her beloved town.

Got lost trying to get out of town; my Garmin doesn’t acknowledge road works which was blocking my route so ended up asking another young lady on how I could cross the River Traun. She recognized the flag on the back of my bike and exchanged travel experiences in fluent English; she had been to NZ and spent a week in Sydney and had come to her home town to chill and do research on where to go to do her masters in Architecture. She was leaning towards Austria. Anyway, I followed her direction to cross the river. Felt reassured, when my Garmin acknowledged route found. A few more kms out of the town, stopped to get some food into sandwich, a banana, courtesy of my host in Seebruck and me.

She kindly made me two sandwiches (yummy German bread rolls) accompanied with an apple and a banana.  The other sandwich and the apple were eaten in Salzburg. People can be so kind.
By the time I got into Salzburg, the rain was getting heavier; it took me a while to find my accommodation; Yoho Hostel. A first for me in 40 odd years but very glad I did. I couldn’t have got a warmer welcome than what I experienced. I am in a 6 person mixed dorm; haven’t met any of my roommates yet. I can’t fault this place. Met a lovely mother, Ketki and daughter, Eesha from India. Family lives in Mumbai, whilst daughter is doing a Phd in language and movement in Alzhimers or something. Lovely family.

The weather forecast for the next few days is not the best; time to give the bike (which needs a bit of love) a rest and go exploring Salzburg on foot.

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  1. Sharad and Ursula Tank3 May 2019 at 19:53

    Good on you darling, keep up the good work ! And enjoy it, despite the weather.
    Luv
    UT

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