Today is Monday, September 24th, and we've just had a wonderful day. I'm still limited to the pictureless five-minute version, I'm afraid (since the other guests are lining up outside to use the terminal), but at least you'll know what we've been up to.
After breakfast at the hotel, we checked out a pair of bikes and rode up the Danube river through a dozen picturesque towns and villages to the town of Krems (37 Km). We rode through the village of Willendorf (where the Venus of Willendorf you'll remember from Art History was found). We rode through the town where Richard the Lionhearted was imprisoned in 1193. We rode through vinyards being harvested and orchards where we ate pears and apples that fell from the trees.
When we got to Krems, we walked the town and had lunch on the pedestrian mall. Then, we walked down to the train station to take the train back to Melk. Unfortunately, we found the train only went half-way back to Melk. Fortunately, it was the hardest part of the trip, so even though we ended up riding an extra 16 Km, it was mostly down hill.
We finally got back to Melk about 5:00 (over 8 hours of biking), I took a shower, and then we went out to a wonderful dinner. When we came back, we saw the Internet terminal (which had been occupied) standing empty, so I was able to bring you all up to date.
Tomorrow morning, we head for Millstadt and the castle.
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Hi guys,
ReplyDeletehad a dream about you last night, and decided i better check in on your trip. sounds like you've had quite an adventure! praying for you!
Teresa