Our ferry arrived to Venice at 7AM. I dressed warm but I was still freezing on the early morning ride from the ferry terminal to Venice Mestre train/bus station.
Train reservation to the Czech Republic was difficult to make with the bike. All the local trains are bike friendly, however only a few long distance trains allow bikes. I had a ticket for a bus from Venice Mestre to Ostrava in the Czech Republic with a bike transport reservation for 9PM with RegioJet – Student Agency. RegioJet required the bike to be packed and for that purpose I was carrying a light big bike bag the whole tour. There was only one bus change for the whole trip to Ostrava with RegioJet.
From Venice Mestre I did some sightseeing in the Venice area. I returned around 5PM and spent about an hour packing my bike and getting ready for the bus. The train/bus station area in Mestre is quite busy and I was a little worried about my safety. I packed everything in a side street in front of a 4 star hotel and then I spent couple hours in a nice bar attached to a restaurant.
The bus ride was on time and I arrived in Ostrava at 10:15AM the next day. My friend Iveta picked me up and took me back to my brother’s house where I started the tour. Thank you Iveta!
I will add a summary of the tour in couple days. I already started it on the long ferry ride. Thanks for reading my blog. 🙂
