Today’s program:
We did the morning Göttweig Abbey tour: “A walk through history and now of the Monastery of Goettweig — a view into the life of the monks.” Full disclosure: We did not see any actual monks even though there are some that still live there.
Our guide’s name was Sophie, and I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard anyone talk faster than she did, not even friends of mine from New York.
Courtyard views of the abbey:
A couple of shots in the Göttweig Abbey church:
A couple of quick things:
- What’s better than a candelabra on your piano? Tulips on your organ.
- In Bishop Altmann’s coffin, there’s only his skull, one arm, and a rib.
There was a scenic overlook here and we took pics for several other people here and someone returned the favor.
We did not participate in the Durnstein Castle Ruins Hike or the Wachau Bike Tour excursions. Instead, we took advantage of the free time in Durstein, and walked around the cute little village.
Street scenes
Amusing sights
Dogs
Shopping
Flora
Such a cute little village. Time enjoyably spent.
Back at the riverboat, while the bikers biked along the Danube for 3 hours, the riverboat traveled through the Wachau Valley to Krems, where the bikers also ended up, and we stopped to pick them up.
Tonight’s dinner:
I had the recommendations, exchanging Bananas Foster for the Kaiserschmarren & Zwetschkenröster (easy for you to say!).
The entertainment this evening was The No-Budget Band, comprising housekeepers Heri and Agus.
And at one point they called up Al — our fearless BearCruise cruise director — to sing a song. Within a minute, Al had the room in his hands with John Denver’s Take Me Home, Country Roads.
In his early years, Al sang and danced on cruise ships and for a while in shows at Carowinds or Kings Dominion.