largely traffic-free, making it ideal for family holidays. Also, paradoxically for a country renowned for its Alpine skiing, the Danube cycle path is almost entirely flat. The only puffing up hills required is to reach the monasteries and castles which periodically overlook -- Our final day's cycling into Vienna is a doddle -- just two hours into the city. Once there we discover that Vienna also has a labyrinth of cycle paths, making it possible to explore the city's sights by bike. But it is only when we lock up our bikes outside the awesome St