A sunny day, and with apologies to my friends roasting under the Oklahoma sun, a pleasant 76 F.
We took the bikes out for the first time on this visit, riding down the Danube Canal. It was surprisingly empty, but as B explained, the students are out of school, the recreationly-inclined are elsewhere riding bikes or roller blading or jogging, and a lot of people are on vacation.
The other thing happening is, Otto Hapsburg is having his funeral today. Had the monarchy not been abolished at the end of WW I, this guy would have become emporer. Instead, he was just a really rich guy who lived to be 98 years old. Last night on TV they showed an old interview with him, along with archival footage from as far back as his boyhood (he was born in 1912.) Whatever you think of royal familes, a guy who lived almost 100 years in this day and age saw a hell of a lot of changes.
More on Otto later.
And now some pics from our bike ride. Click the pics to enlarge.
Protective netting around a building being renovated.
This swimming pool is attached to a ship / restaurant,
permanently docked along the Danube Canal.
A cruise ship on the Danube Canal.
French dogs love Vienna. Grafitti along the canal.
We all wear masks, I guess.
Sculpture along the Danube Canal.
A face made of sinks.
Shell Oil sculpture.
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