Monthly Archives: May 2008

May 14, 2008  Day in Melk. Massive touristing day. The Krewe charged up the cobbledpath to sack the old and famous abbey at Melk. After pausing to pay the 7.50 Euro admission (per sacker), the charge was renewed into one … Continue reading →

14 May Visit to Abby cannot be missed. Check it out online. A baroque beauty and education in the reformation, counter reformation, baroque enlightenment. Timing was excellent as we got to sit through a short service which included a few … Continue reading →

14 May Pictures of Grein and Melk now loaded on flickr.  Some, especially the food, added here.  Today we will tour the abby – it is large.  The tour books suggest leaving at least 2 hours for the inside and … Continue reading →

May 13, 2008 Arrival in Melk After an annoyingly wind-in-the-face ride, the hearty Sacking Krewe arrived in Melk, home of the famous Benedictine Monastery started in the 11th century. Like many other buildings here, it was Baroqued during that period … Continue reading →

13 May Austria appears to be a long birthday party. Cake, ice cream, strudel, ice cream deserts, and of course beer. Maybe more ice cram eating than smoking and there is a lot of smoking. This Gasthaus in grein, family … Continue reading →

So- has the very good Gasthaus been there since 1468 or 1563 (impressive either way, but a 100 years is still a long time by our colonial standards). Libby Read and post comments | Send to a friend

12 may Yesterday there was a Headwind of 30 to 40 km per hour according to the news. Today it is is only 10 to 11. Doubt we could have made Grein yesterday. The wind direction and strength is to … Continue reading →

QB pictures of the day now up on flikr.   They include a visit to the Roman period museum (tourist interests expand dramatically on three day holiday weekends when virtually nothing is open).   Museum turned out to be mildly interesting, especially … Continue reading →

11 May Took a rest and sightseeing day in Enns.  QB wandered the town, Konditori, and Schloss.  I took a side trip to Sankt Florian a town with a major church and some nice architecture.   As QB has the camera, … Continue reading →

10 May Leaving Linz and its original Linzer torte behind. The version here is much more crumbly and need of coffee than what we get in Cal. Scottish couple on your, maybe visible in pic. They are well travelled. Short … Continue reading →