Austria 9 June: Bratislava/Berg - Mistelbach
back in Austria
A great start in Bratislava at the famous castle. For five days Slovakia hosted the Peace Run. Thank you for the outstanding hospitality!
...reaching the border...
Welcome to Austria! We passed the torch and took a group picture...
Our first meeting: we arrived in Berg...
....children from the primary school and the kindergarden lined up...
...."peace" in many different languages...
...we passed the torch...
...and the deputy mayor of Berg led the kids on a lap around the school...
Thank you Berg for the heartfelt welcome!
...different means of transportation...
...Hainburg was next...
Located at the Danube - this old Roman settlement guarded by old city walls was hosting the Peace Run already several times...
...an enthusiastic welcome by the kids of the primary school...
Thank you Hainburg for the great meeting!
Soon we reached Marchegg. Lots of kids awaited us on the sport field...
The mayor received the torch and passed it to the kids...
...a dynamic run around the school yard....
Thank you Marchegg for the fun!
..we kept running with the mayor and a group of children...
...the Montessori school in Marchegg was ready for the Peace Run!
...cold tea with fresh herbs - an excellent refreshment...
A big "Thank You" to the Montessori school!
...approaching the castle in Marchegg...
...in the park of the castle lots of storcks have their nests...
...multi-level apartments...
It was time to say good bye to Marchegg. Thank you for the warm welcome!
...the "Marchfeld" - region is a real garden - lots of vegetables and other farm products come from that part of Austria.
Gänserndorf, here we are! The kids from the primary school received us with big smiles....
The mayor greeted us with kind words....
Thank you Gänserndorf for the great hospitality!
We arrived in Bad Pirawarth....
...kids from the day-care school ran with us....
And a final group picture. Thank you Bad Pirawarth for the nice welcome!
...a hot afternoon run and we finally reached Mistelbach, our today's destination....
Austria 30 April
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Mongolia 8 June
Munkh-khaan - Chingis hot
Nepal 8 June
Kathmandu - Lalitpur
Russia 8 June
Slavyansk-na-Kubani - Krasnodar
Russia 8 June
Izhevsk - Mozhga
Slovakia 8 June
Trnava - Bratislava
United States 8 June
San Simeon - Moss Landing
