This morning we are sailing through a beautiful untouched stretch of the Danube called the Strudengau. There are no bridges in this section and the locals use boats or ferries to cross.
We arrived in Melk and boarded a bus for a tour of Melk Abbey. Looking back at our boat from the opposite hill.
Just slipping in another window.
A view of the Abbey from the river.
A view from the Abbey down toward the town.
The Abbey is 900 years old built in the Baroque style.
Outside the Abbey.
The inner court yard. The part on the left is the museum and the wing on the right is a school now.
Looking from the midway point of the longest hall.
This coffin has a trap door on the bottom. They would open it and drop the body into the grave and reuse the coffin.
A model of the Abbey.
Looking over the countryside as we leave the Abbey.
Another view of Melk from the hill.
This metal turtle running across the garden of the Abbey has a lot of "turtleosity".
Another view.
The garden house.
Looking inside the garden house and beyond.
I love views through windows. Still in the garden house.
A beautiful room in which to have a snack inside the garden house.
Back in Melk town. This is where we discovered the wonderful thick (like pudding) chocolate they have here. It is meant to be drunk and served in a cup with a straw but you can also eat it with a spoon. It is not really sweet and not too chocolaty but just perfect and lovely.
The Abbey was the whole deal at that town.
We return to the ship for lunch and sail through the Wachau Valley, the heart of Austria's wine country.
This stretch of river is named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is dotted with homes and tiny villages.
The crew organized a shuffleboard tournament while we were watching the view.
These are the views I have been waiting for.
There are many castles of various shapes and sizes.
Not to mention churches.
...and farmlands.
Soon we arrive at the town of Durnstein.
Here we are looking around an old graveyard by a church.
We were inside this blue church which was near the water's edge.
The ruins of Durnstein Castle are on a hill above the town. It was open for viewing to those who wished to climb up the rocky path. Neither of us felt like a climb so hence ... no pictures of the view.
Here I am in the main street going up into the town.
I walked by many fields of grapes on the way back to the boat.
A pedestrian way along the road.
Back on board for dinner and cast off for Vienna.
We arrived in Melk and boarded a bus for a tour of Melk Abbey. Looking back at our boat from the opposite hill.
Just slipping in another window.
A view of the Abbey from the river.
A view from the Abbey down toward the town.
The Abbey is 900 years old built in the Baroque style.
Outside the Abbey.
The inner court yard. The part on the left is the museum and the wing on the right is a school now.
Looking from the midway point of the longest hall.
This coffin has a trap door on the bottom. They would open it and drop the body into the grave and reuse the coffin.
A model of the Abbey.
Looking over the countryside as we leave the Abbey.
Another view of Melk from the hill.
This metal turtle running across the garden of the Abbey has a lot of "turtleosity".
Another view.
The garden house.
Looking inside the garden house and beyond.
I love views through windows. Still in the garden house.
A beautiful room in which to have a snack inside the garden house.
Back in Melk town. This is where we discovered the wonderful thick (like pudding) chocolate they have here. It is meant to be drunk and served in a cup with a straw but you can also eat it with a spoon. It is not really sweet and not too chocolaty but just perfect and lovely.
The Abbey was the whole deal at that town.
We return to the ship for lunch and sail through the Wachau Valley, the heart of Austria's wine country.
This stretch of river is named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is dotted with homes and tiny villages.
The crew organized a shuffleboard tournament while we were watching the view.
These are the views I have been waiting for.
There are many castles of various shapes and sizes.
Not to mention churches.
...and farmlands.
Soon we arrive at the town of Durnstein.
We had a walk through the town. There were the usual tourist shops and the speciality here is anything and everything which can be made from apricots.
Here we are looking around an old graveyard by a church.
We were inside this blue church which was near the water's edge.
The ruins of Durnstein Castle are on a hill above the town. It was open for viewing to those who wished to climb up the rocky path. Neither of us felt like a climb so hence ... no pictures of the view.
Here I am in the main street going up into the town.
I walked by many fields of grapes on the way back to the boat.
A pedestrian way along the road.
Back on board for dinner and cast off for Vienna.
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