Monthly Archives: May 2023
Wolfenstein
This post is about a 15km walk from Abwinden to Linz. I walk past the steel plant that used to be called Reichswerke Hermann Göring. The bike path along the Danube (still the EuroVelo 6) felt busier than ever. It was a warm, sunny day, and it was a Sunday, after all. the steel I […]
who owns the white house?
This post is about a 16km walk from Marbach to Abwinden. My friend and web designer Mario joins me to visit Mauthausen and Gusen. This web site (as well as christophrehage.com and some of my other sites, which are currently under construction) were developed, designed, and are being maintained by Studio Mitte, a company in […]
from tree to tree
This post is about a 24km walk from Mitterkirchen to Marbach. Andreas the bus driver shows me the site of a tragedy, and I receive two gifts. Another morning, another view. I opened the tent flap and looked at the 500-year-old oak. It stood there, solemnly towering over the fields. Everything was quiet. My tent […]
zelda
This post is about a 29km walk from Hößgang to Mitterkirchen. I’m on the wrong way for a bit, then I arrive at a giant oak. I woke up in the garage, went to the restroom to brush my teeth and wash my face, then I packed everything together. Manuela, after cooking me a tasty […]
5 km/h
This post is about a 20km walk from Ybbs an der Donau to Hößgang. I measure my walking speed and meet Manuela and Wolfgang. When I got back on the road I felt well-rested. And I felt smart. I had been planning to spend one day of rest in a hotel in Ybbs. But then […]
change is indubitable
This post is about a 20km walk from Freiningau to Ybbs an der Donau. I run into someone who has read my books, then I run into the rain. I woke up at 4:30 in the morning because it was light. The sun was coming out, and I was stretched out next to a utility […]
crematorium
This post is about an 18km walk from Schönbühel to Freiningau. I visit Melk Abbey and the Melk Concentration Camp Memorial. The night had been difficult. First there was the slope where I had set up the tent: it kept causing me to slide down from my ground pad. Then there was the wind: all […]
sad sounds of a tiny elephant
This post is about a 28km walk from Hundsheim to Schönbühel. I have difficulties finding a place to camp and end up next to a monastery. I woke up in a nice hotel room. “It’s cold outside!” my dad had said at dinner, “and what if the rain comes back?” zimmering through the vines The […]
why I lie
This post is about a 20km walk from Traismauer to Hundsheim. I walk next to drift wood all day, and in the evening I have dinner with my dad. When I woke up the rain had finally stopped. The world was still wet, though. The asphalt was wet, the grass and the trees were wet, […]
the safest nuclear power plant ever
This post is about a 20km walk from Pischelsdorf to Traismauer. I pass the Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant in the rain. 16000km. I had originally wanted to get a costume for the dance. I figured it would be the last one on The Longest Way, and I wanted to dress up as a T-Rex, a […]
1-6-0-0-0
This post is about a 30km walk from Korneuburg to Pischelsdorf. It’s hard to find a place to sleep and I end up crossing the 16,000km mark. I woke up at four when I was still dark, then again at five when the sky started to turn to a lighter shade of black. When I […]
social housing
This post is about a 17km walk from Vienna to Korneuburg. It takes me a while to leave my dad’s apartment. Then I’m back near the Danube. When I woke up at around seven in the morning, my dad had already left for work. I brushed my teeth, did my exercises, and made some tea. […]
bye Brad
This post is about saying goodbye to Brad in Vienna. I spend a few quiet days with my dad, and I sit on the balcony a lot. And, just like that, Brad was gone. It was only a short ride to the airport, a short walk to the security check, and then a short goodbye. […]
death and the maiden
This post is about a day at the Belvedere in Vienna. We see The Kiss and Napoleon Crossing the Alps, and I see Death and the Maiden. It was Brad’s last day, and there were two things left for her to do. Firstly, she wanted to see Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss”, and secondly, she wanted […]
Before Sunrise
This post is about a day spent tracking down different scenes from Before Sunrise in Vienna. A good way to explore the city. Brad wanted to go and see some more places from Before Sunrise. I remembered watching that movie and hating it, but her enthusiasm felt so genuine, it was somehow contagious. don’t leave […]