BillnPat Europe 2025

Saturday, April 19 Took the train from Vienna to Wuerzburg. It was two steps... a somewhat crowded train 3 and a half hours from Vienna to Munich, and a less crowded train for another 3 hours from Munich to Wuertzburg. It was all very pleasant, and we caught little glimpses of Salzburg and Munich as we passed through. Our hotel in Wuertzburg is another very modern affair with a young and lively staff and clientele. It was a 15 minute walk from the train station, and not very near anything, but there is a tram stop fairly nearby with a direct tram to the main sights. We were settled in by late afternoon, so caught the tram down to the alte mainbrücke, the town's famous 16th C bridge over the Main River. Maybe it was the easter weekend, or maybe it is always the case, but the bridge was jammed with festive folk, locals and tourists, most of whom were imbibing the local wine. We settled in to the festively hectic Alte Mainmüle restaurant just alongside, for a well deserved beer and a ...

 Wednesday, April 16 We had a nice comfortable train ride from Krakow. We learned our lesson, and made reservations, but it turned out, the carriage wasn't full anyway. Our hotel is a very modern building just 2 blocks from the station, called the SMARTments. Hmmm... not so smart! We arrived at what looked like the entrance, but the sliding glass doors did not open. There was a panel with some push buttons, so I checked my emails and found a note from the hotel with a four digit code to enter. It still wasn't clear how to enter the code, but we got halfway in, to the registration screen, where we had to enter every single detail of our lives in order to tap the provided card on a reader, which registered our room number and electronic room access. Sheesh! Once settled, we walked back over to the station and bought a 24 hour Hop on Hop Off bus pass, and took the first, smaller tour, to get oriented. Here are some pix of that tour. You can see that's what Vienna is all about....