The ship arrived in the morning and after breakfast we went by coach to the Melk abbey for a tour. The monks at this abbey are good businessmen. They offer tours, provide space for a local highschool and have wineries and fruit orchards. They produce and sell wine, schnapps, liquers, sirop, jams and even chocolates. Apricots seem to be their most important fruit crop.
From Melk we sailed through some gorgeous countryside and into the Wachau Valley to visit Durnstein. This is
my second favourite city so far. Here we climbed up a mountain to a castle ruin where you could see for miles. It was a view worth the climb. After all that exercise, it was time to stop at a cafe where Carl got a beer and I sampled the local poppy seed cake. It schmekt!
That evening we chose to dine at a local winery. They set out traditional austrian fare followed up with apricot dumplings(I got the recipe) and tastes of several of their wines. The local ferry returned us to our ship and we just crashed.
my second favourite city so far. Here we climbed up a mountain to a castle ruin where you could see for miles. It was a view worth the climb. After all that exercise, it was time to stop at a cafe where Carl got a beer and I sampled the local poppy seed cake. It schmekt!
That evening we chose to dine at a local winery. They set out traditional austrian fare followed up with apricot dumplings(I got the recipe) and tastes of several of their wines. The local ferry returned us to our ship and we just crashed.
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