Linz: Be There One Day - Linz, Austria (one day in linz, laundromat linz, one day trip in linz) |
Description & Facts: A TripAdvisor™ TripWow video of a travel blog to Linz, Austria by TravelPod blogger V1213. See this TripWow and more at tripwow.tripadvisor.com Linz: Be There One Day "Never had we expected the trip from Graz to Linz be so painful or long as it ended up being. We had deliberately chosen an early morning connection to ensure we had enough time in Linz and in hindsight this ensured that we actually arrived before nightfall! Our train was scheduled to leave at 8:35am and we were rushing to get out of the hotel on time and avoid having to wait 2 hours for the next connection. Hotel Daniel was one of the few hotels that didn't require payment before arrival or upon check-in so I sent Belinda across to the station while I settled the bill on departure. As luck would have it we made it up onto the platform and onto the train just 2 minutes before the departure time. Our lateness had denied us the opportunity to purchase some breakfast and with no buffet or restaurant onboard our train the food and drink situation was looking grim. 8:35am came and went but the train stayed at the platform, without the slightest sound of a guard's whistle. An announcement sounded through the train notifying passengers that due to problems up the line the service was delayed for at least 15 minutes and that we would leave as soon as the line was clear. Breakfast was back on the cards. Belinda rushed off the train to visit a bakery at the station while I stayed onboard with the bags in case we left