Sunday 3/6, after cruising since midnight we arrived in
Durnstein, Austria just after breakfast and then went for a walk around this
nice little village on the bank on the Danube. Some people walked to the ruins
of Richard the Lion-heart’s castle which overlooks the village. This is at the
eastern end of the Wachau Valley. Then it was back on board and westward-ho up
the Wachau Valley. 150 photos later we arrived in the town of Melk and after
lunch we headed off to visit the Abbey. The Melk Abbey is the original abbey of
the Benedictine Monks. Wow and double wow, did they collect some gold to
decorate the inside of their church, and there is plenty more of it on display
in their Museum. Their library is just as impressive with several thousand
books per room, and there are 12 rooms. They even have some of the oldest
manuscripts in the world on display. Today’s weather was excellent, the max was
around 26 degrees C, so when we returned to the ship we had a BBQ on the
sundeck with lots of beer and wine to wash down the food. Here are some photos from today, followed by a couple from previous days.
Richard the Lion Heart's Castle overlooking Durnstein.
Melk Abbey
And another
Parlament House in Budapest by day
and by Night, this parliament house is the second largest in Europe, UK is the largest
Schronbrun Palace
Our stewardess left a dog on our bed one morning. It looked like this....
with my glasses, too.
This is St Mathias Church in the Castle District of Budapest.
Enjoy!
Hi Jean and George, the trip sounds wonderful so far and I enjoyed your photos with the post to see that rich history. Food sounds great too so keep enjoying everything.
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