Alexis Tia Adventures, Eats, & Turning Wheels: The Recap: June 17-19

I've been wanting to bike the Tauernradweg for about 5 years now, ever since Dave shared his pictures and experience. While typically a 3-5 day journey from Krimml to Salzburg, we biked two days with our tight itinerary. First, Krimml to Mittersill (best Apfelstrudel ever!). The next day we trained to Kaprun, road to Sigmund Thun Gorge and ended at Zell am See (about an hour train from Salzburg). The bike bath descends slowly along the Salzache River and is the most picturesque, easy bike ride I have experienced.

As Dave would say, "We're riding through a postcard!" It's really true.

Green alpine views, small houses on the hillside, cows, the sound of gentle running water, fresh breathable air...people actually live here and see this everyday! Lucky!

My first zimmer frei experience was in Mittersill (people offer room to sleep for the night -- not a hotel). Our "Austrian Granny", as Dave called her, didn't speak a lick of English, but was very welcoming as she showed us our room (with a wonderful view) and offered fruhstuck (breakfast in German). Before I get too far ahead, it is pretty interesting that the largest waterfall in Europe is in Krimml, a tiny, no-one-knows-about city in Austria, which is good for Krimml as we noticed plenty of tourists at the falls where we started on the Tauernradweg.

My two day biking journey was my first experience of Gemutlichkeit (German feeling for warmth and coziness and enjoying living). Not a worry in the world, except the occasional bug in the eye, it was me, Dave, our bikes, the wind on our backs, mountains and the river around us. I hope to do the full bike path one day --- Krimml to Passau. I still can't believe I got to bike it even two days. I feel very lucky.