Linz - Austria (Day 1)

I braved the savage land of Ryanair and apart from a few minor grumbles, they do what it says on the tin. They got me from A to B, or L to L if I want to be clever: London to Linz. I have to say the safety demonstration was rather incomprehensible, I'm sure at one point I heard something about Pakistan, and that "no bleeding is permitted on Ryanair flights". I had no interest in Pakistan, and no intention whatsoever of bleeding in my extremely tight seat. Very quickly I realised how they could afford to sell me a ticket for one penny (excluding airport tax). Shameless advertising of Mars bars, and the encouragement of people to buy scratchcards and gamble.

And so I arrived in Linz. The shuttle bus from the airport got me to the city centre in no time at all, and cost a fraction of my journey to Stanstead. All the way I was questioning what I was doing there.

----tired, will finish later---