{"id":302,"date":"2023-01-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jeskevic.info\/?p=302"},"modified":"2023-01-07T07:11:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T07:11:58","slug":"year-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jeskevic.info\/?p=302","title":{"rendered":"Year recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Certain events after 24 February made me uncomfortable posting anything on this blog. But I think it is time to restart the whole thing again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My purpose for this blog – is to practice my writing and English skills, document my life a bit, and maybe share some findings and knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year was… very different. Some experiments with electronics (sadly, not so much as I wanted it to be). A lot of cycling. A lot of new activities. A lot of uncertainties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, at the beginning of the year, I purchased a used bike, for gravel roads and the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Franz-Otto von Xylophone (or MuddyFox)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And although I started really late in the year, it was my most-bike-ridden year (4 400 km, almost 20 000hm of elevation, 200 hours in the saddle). 2x 100km rides, and 1x 160km ride (to the Bratislava and back).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So this post is more or less a picture gallery of my year-on-the-bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

But not entirely: Araucaria Araucana one of the oldest trees on the earth, it was here in dinosaurs time. Can be found in the T\u00fcrkenschatzpark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Araucaria Araucana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Following photos are from my rides. For example, this nice Stonehendge on the Donauinsel. Stones are oriented to the astronomical reference points, so it is kinda useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stonehenge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Very nice silo in the Donau harbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As I said, this year was “gravel” year – I managed to cover almost 2000km on my F.O.X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sometimes on really wild roads in the middle of nowhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some nice sunsets along Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some very well hidden bike paths outside the city (the former steam-trains railway)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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WWI fortifications<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nice views from the Dopplerh\u00fctte serpentine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Again on the former steam-trains railway, now the bike path.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wienerberg – big recreation area in the middle of the Vienna. With a pond (former brick-factory)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nice gravel path along the Marchfeldkanal – the water supply for the fields around the Vienna.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I love to ride at sunrise\/sunset, it adds depth and colors to the landscape.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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One 08\/15 ride ~45km along the Danube to the Greifenstein hydroelectric power station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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With sometimes really unexpected encounters on the way.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Longer routes to the Tulln (35 km from the Vienna), with smooth bike lane.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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My first 100km this year – to the Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant. Compete, but never seen any fuel. Just because Austrians (50.1%) decided not to run it. So pitty \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Summer ride, but because it was on the sunrise – with only 10\u00b0 outside…)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bike lane along the Danube. May be a bit boring, but with proper clouds and sun may be really beautiful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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On the way back my usual road was closed due to fire near explosive stuff… So I used a very neat detour.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Old Danube (Altedonau) on the summer day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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My discovery of the year – Hadersfeld. Steep, steady and with epic views.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This is a nice aqueduct, which delivers fresh mountain water to the Vienna. Fascinating.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cycling traffic jam. Very happy to see one, but also sad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Oh, battery of my bike computer after so many years lost a lot of capacity. So I replaced the shell (fresh buttons, yeah), and battery now at ~80% of original one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Alterlaa residential park. Interesting project, interesting architecture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hadersfeld hairpins. Feels like Alpe d’Huez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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My second 100km. Donaukraftwerk Altenw\u00f6rth. Pretty happy with my average speed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And nice sunset again. Sorry, I like sunsets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And don’t forget about Kahlenberg – 350m over the Vienna, with perfect view over the Vienna.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some nice views from Leopoldsberg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And sunset again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And my big, spontaneous and great project: 160km ride. Bratislava and back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Start of my long ride. Sun is rising above the horizon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Beautiful cycling\/pedestrial bridge from Austria to Slovakia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Devin castle. I was way too early for the excursion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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UFO over the Bratislava.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Carnuntum – was a Roman legionary fortress (Latin: castra legionis) and headquarters of the Pannonian fleet from 50 AD. After the 1st century, it was capital of the Pannonia Superior province. It also became a large city of 50,000 inhabitants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Beautiful clouds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nice sunset again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I was happy to found the egg-selling-machine. Fresh from the farm. And nice POI.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It was not always solely for fun, bike can be used for transporting almost everything.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sometimes I let me just to sit end admire the view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lobau – protected National Park. Always happy to take a quick stroll here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And on the way back to witness a beautiful sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And once again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Early autumn – also my favourite time. It is very hard to find a really colorful tree in the Vienna at this time, so I always happy to meet one on my commuting route.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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View from Jubil\u00e4umswarte. My unexpected discovery – a viewing tower high in the Vienna forest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Liesingbach gravel bike lane – my new alternative commuting route. A bit longer, but only one traffic light on the way.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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LIesingbach bike lane.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Local shortcut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Donauinsel – cherry-blossom alley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wasserpark – one of my favourite locations on the commuting route.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Delivering some packages, and admiring the view other the night Vienna.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Commuting in late autumn – it’s getting dark early, but also very beautiful. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Once again – riding through the night Vienna is awesome.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And my first foto of 2023. Calm Old Danube.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Oh, and this year I donated my hairs too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Certain events after 24 February made me uncomfortable posting anything on this blog. But I think it is time to restart the whole thing again. My purpose for this blog – is to practice my writing and English skills, document my life a bit, and maybe share some findings and knowledge. This year was… very … <\/p>\n

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