Todten: Turn right to Andau
Andau: Famous for helping Hungarians escape the Russians in 1956. A short drive takes you to the escape point on the frontier. Turn at the information sign, just after the cemetery. Soon you will come to a "Y" in the road. In the gore of the "Y" is a small monument. At this point an Austrian soldier may appear from the bushes. When we visited, the guards headquarters was a tent in the trees behind the monument.
Here you commence the nine kilometer drive to the border bridge, where the escapes took place. Both sides of this arrow-straight road are lined with trees and dotted with crude, eerie sculptures. At the end, is another soldier and a place to park. Unfortunately, a fence blocks access to the bridge. Climb the tower to see over the border to Hungary.
Return to Andau and go into town. There is a church with unusual architecture. Head again to Todten and St. Andr. Go through the town and follow signs to Wien and Neusiedl/See.
Frauenkirchen: Here is the Basilica and the unusual Calvary monument with its Stations of the Cross. Continue toward Wien and Neusiedl.
Mönchhof: The only sign of industry we saw in the area. Looks like an American city.
Gols: Here we passed police officers standing at the side of the road clocking traffic with a radar gun.
One could easily spend a full day in the Podersdorf-Andau area. It is part of the national park and there are many small towns to explore.
