It was good Friday, Melk is the town below Krem. Krem is where the Abbey Is. We took the bus across a very narrow little bridge and up to Krem Abbey which is now a school. It was raining. We had our umbrellas with us and so did not get too wet walking in to the very large abbey. Lovely springtime flowers in bloom on our way down the stairs from the parking lot.
An archway into a grand courtyard with a fountain in the middle. Neil and Julie Hill enjoyed the tour with us. It is a golden colour on the outside and since we were not allowed to take photos of the inside we only have pictures of the views on the outside. the abby is wonderful with lots of rooms made for the bishop of the time and he loved luxury obviously.
Melk is very picturesque. Back on the bus and down to Melk which is a cute little town with lots of narrow streets an shops to shop in we did go into a few churches like St Viet, very pretty and lit some candles and said some prayers for friends and family and tried to go into aN Irish Pub but it was closed. the ship.
The Wachau valley is beautiful. we saw many castles, vineyards, the giant nose statue, the ruins and pretty towns and more things and buildings in the middle of the river.
That night was games night after the Franks folk dancers and I was selected to try and hold a beer stein up for as long or longer than the other participants. But I did not succeed by only a little bit. Barry was chosen to throw pretzels into a bucket and he won a bottle of wine. There was also a Congo line which I led around the ship it was a fun night.
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