Wednesday May 22, 2013

Today we left Grein early because we wanted ti make it to Melk in time to see the abbey there.  The ride was 50 kilometers mostly through wooded areas with an occasional fortress or church on the opposite side of the river.  The trip as easy.  The pain seemed to have gone from most of our seats.   We had a nice lunch alongside the river at a picnic table in a little town called Pochlarn.  It is a medieval town with a beautiful old city.  when we arrived at Melk we went up to the abbey which was positioned on the highest point of the city.  One comment was that the city was smaller than the abbey.  The library and other rooms were quite ornate with paintings decorating the wall and ceiling of the room.  The church was decorated ceiling and walls also with lots of gold sculpture.  We are having a crew show tonight instead of the last night because there is amajor soccer game scheduled for that night.  The entertainment in the lounge is quite good.  Tomorrow we will be riding into Vienna.