Fifth day of sailing and we entered the picturesque countryside of Austria. Upon docking we had a walking tour of a small town (population less than 1000) of Durnstein - lots of lovely scenery, traditional architecture and places of historic interest. Durnstein is dominated by the ruins of the castle where Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned.
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| Castle ruins in the distance |
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| Overlooking the River Danube from the Castle ruins |
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| May 1 making it May Day ... erecting a Maypole in town ... workers drank a lot of beer getting the pole up! |
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| Cruising through the Wachau Valley ... just another castle |
Whilst the MS Amabella sailed from Durnstein to Melk, a guided bicycle tour of some 20 passengers cycled along the banks of the Danube. Dave was amongst the cycling bunch and apparently they stopped at a couple of taverns along the way. It was our hottest day of the tour - 30 degrees so thirsty weather.
The next attraction ...
Melk Abbey is a masterpiece of the typically Austrian period of art - the Baroque. In particular it houses a magnificent organ and bibliothek (library)
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| the most beautiful library I've ever seen |
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