Melk to Vienna
The next day after breakfast we walked up to the Abbey. The Abbey is spectacular with an amazing library and stunning church. The view from the balcony over the river was stunning. The weather began to change and we could see a very strong thunderstorm headed our way and soon realized that our path that day out of town would have us riding directly into the raging storm. So we decided to ride to Krem and take the train into Vienna. The ride to Krem was the most scenic ride along the Danube yet. We rode through vineyards and orchards where the trees had been esplanade. We passed row upon row of perfectly manicured orchards that had been trained to grow on the hills along the Danube. Every town we rode through had a beautiful church. At one point we needed to cross the river to get to the path on the other side but there were no bridges. So we came to a small dock with a boat. The boat was designed to have bikes rolled onto it and we were ferried across the river the the town and bike path on the other side of the river. We rode into Krem grabbed some dinner to take on the train and rode to the train station just as it began to pour with rain.
You can pick your friends...
Riding your bike through gorgeous scenery you often run into interesting things and meet delightful people.