2° Day | 12.08.2008
Day 2 started with a tour full of surprises. We followed the railway tracks of the abandoned Bregenzerwaldbahn starting to look for survivals of the past in the city centre of Bregenz. While driving the bikes we suddenly came across abandoned tracks. They were occupied by nature and situated between big residential buildings. It was the starting point of our historical tour. Time has changed a lot – housing projects block out the line of the train, a station is converted into a cinema and a tunnel is now used as a cycle track. The railway tracks brought us more and more out of the city in a suburban area. The huge highway cross shows the relevance of the car in our society and the no relevance of the Bregenzerwaldbahn. We left the official cycle path and were wondering where the railway track brings us. A Turkish lady was wondering why 10 people wanted to cross her garden and an old factory and abandoned house in Kennelbach showed us some memories of the past. In Kennelbach we left our bikes and continued our tour by walking. “DANGEROUS TUNNEL IN 7.5 KM” said a sign at the beginning of the walk. No wonder why there were no other people coming across. We kept on walking looking for survivals of the past. Stones, railway sleepers and forgotten stations start to become more and more a part of the nature. Km 7.5 was an important emotional experience for some of us. We didn’t trust the tunnel that dared to collapse and passed it with a certain fear. But the path along the Bregenzer Ach kept on going, it is a fascinating aisle through the valley. After a few hours of walking the first civizilisation we reached was at a mountain camping site. Dutch, German and French people explained us the way to the nearest bus stop to get back to Kennelbach. The last bus in Doren goes at seven. We have been too late and so we hitchhiked to get back to the Palais Thurn und Taxis safely.
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