Durnstein

Wow! This trip only continues to get better and better! We are in Durnstein, Austria and heading to Vienna today. This first picture is the view from our hotel room window for the last three nights. GORGEOUS Danube River.

The day before yesterday (Friday) we took a tour of Stift Melk (which in English is the Monastery of Melk). It was SO beautiful. Very interesting place. I believe it was the oldest monastery in Austria. It is also a very elite school now for elementary and high school education.

After Stift Melk (I just love the sound of that. Makes me laugh.) we took a cruise down the Danube - wow. That was gorgeous. This is Em, Phyllis, and I on the ship. We had a blast trying some Austrian beer and a drink called Sturm which is a very sweet drink. It is wine that is still fermenting. Tastes like a fruit juice but packs a punch!

Then we walked around the town of Krems before we had a delicious dinner in Unt (yes, that is German for "and." Kinda' funny when you're reading a map Durnstien, Unt, Krems). I was absolutely delighted in this one man band who sang the Beatles quite well!

Yesterday I biked with a fellow on our trip, Steve, about 15 miles down the Danube - WOW what a ride that was! We were along the water a while then wound our way through all the tiny towns and vineyards. Really cool. Then we all went on a tour of a winery, which was awesome, and got to do a wine sampling. Then we went to this neat restaurant and had huge cheese platters for dinner (and a big hot pork platter, but I obviously didn't partake in that one).

Thanks for checking in! Hopefully there'll be internet in Vienna. If not, see you in Venice!