We enjoyed a pleasant and fast ride for nearly four hours, topping out at 230 km/h in certain sections. Though we reached some foothills in Austria, our trip did not take us near the more famous and scenic mountainous sections, which was especially saddening given the number of times Jane had tried to watch "The Sound of Music" during the cruise.
We did pass through Vienna (aka Wien), though sadly again we only skirted this world-class city and saw the fringes rather than the old downtown. For the record, I jumped off the train to take a picture from the ground in Vienna.....much to Jane's chagrin. She thought the train would leave without me.
We reached our destination and got off the train in Linz, Austria, ironically still on the Danube. The train was carrying on to Munich without us. We had just enough time to find a washroom, find some Euro coins to pay the admission fee to the washrooms (in turns, while the other watched the luggage), and get out front of the station before our pre-arranged shuttle van arrived to take us to the Czech Republic.
Keleti Station
9:10 Railjet - that's us!
Railjet 62 to Linz and Beyond
Eastern Austria looks a lot like home!
The main train station on the outskirts of Wien (Vienna)
Limited view of Vienna
Freaking Jane out for my own particular amusement
That's one fast train!
Linz Train Station
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Ok, I'm throwing up flags with huge questions!! You know I've yet to make it to Europe and "everyone" tells me that English is EVERYWHERE. I was studying those signs...me no seeing English, boss.
In fairness I likely post pics specifically without English as they make the trip "come alive" more - all I can say is that we didn't have too many issues with language, even in these less travelled countries. There may be the odd awkward moment, but overall no major issues. Lots of menus had multiple languages, most young people speak English, etc.
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