City tour this morning which includes an hour bus drive around viewing the highlights then a walking tour through the main area of the city ending up at St Peter's Cathedral. Before returning to the hotel we were driven to a Viennese restaurant for lunch.
Vienna Opera House, Hofburg Palace, Parliament Buidlings, Secession Building, and many more. We walked past the area where the Spanish Riding School (Lipizzaners) train and were fortunate to see several of the horses return to their stables. When we walked through the Mall (Karntner Strasse) we saw apart from the various styles of buildings, a monument to those who lost their lives as a result of the Black Plague which had occured in Vienna in 1679. called the Graben, I find it an unusual though meaningful monument.
Of course our lunch in Vienna was Wiener Schnitzel. DH has caught a you beaut sore throat and head cold so decided to stay in bed for the day.
Continuing our cruising experiences....World Cruise, Asia, Mediterranean, Baltics', South Pacific, Indian Ocean, Australia and New Zealand
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Melk Abbey
Melk Abbey in Wachau Valley
We disembarked from the ship with our luggage with the understanding we will stay in Vienna for 2 nights and after that there has been no further arrangements made. There is a chance that the ship will be able to continue along the Danube if the water levels increase.
We were given 3 choices. 1. stay on the ship in the hope that it will be able to continue when the water levels increase. 2. Arrangements will be made to fly you home and a partial refund will be organised. or 3. bus to Vienna for 2 nights hotel accomodation, visiting Melk Abbey on way, then spending time in Vienna to discover its treasures. (of course meals, transport and accomodation supplied by Evergreen)
DH and I along with most of our fellow passengers have elected to take up the No 3 choice. Apparently a few have stayed on the ship, I don't know if anyone decided to cut their holiday short.
Suitcases collected from outside our cabin door at 6.45am, breakfast before disembarking the ship by 8.30am and a three and half hour drive to the Machau Valley. We had a Bavarian lunch at a restaurant near the Abbey before arriving at the Abbey at 3pm. OK that worked out well.
A tour of this Baroque Abbey was well worth the stairs. Here, the Benedictine vision that 'God is glorified in everything' is given stunning visual expression in every part of the abbey. The exquisite library, the treasury, church and gardens are majestic and imposing. Though I walked out wandering if this would be allowed to happen nowadays. But then there is the church in Barcelona presently being constructed.
By the time we arrived at our hotel in Vienna we were ready to settle into our rooms. Evergreen has placed all of us into the Marriott Imperial Riding School Renaissance Hotel. The hotel is very impressive, the fact that is had been the military officers horse riding school and hall. Buffet tea and a glass of wine, beer or soft drink
We were given 3 choices. 1. stay on the ship in the hope that it will be able to continue when the water levels increase. 2. Arrangements will be made to fly you home and a partial refund will be organised. or 3. bus to Vienna for 2 nights hotel accomodation, visiting Melk Abbey on way, then spending time in Vienna to discover its treasures. (of course meals, transport and accomodation supplied by Evergreen)
DH and I along with most of our fellow passengers have elected to take up the No 3 choice. Apparently a few have stayed on the ship, I don't know if anyone decided to cut their holiday short.
Suitcases collected from outside our cabin door at 6.45am, breakfast before disembarking the ship by 8.30am and a three and half hour drive to the Machau Valley. We had a Bavarian lunch at a restaurant near the Abbey before arriving at the Abbey at 3pm. OK that worked out well.
A tour of this Baroque Abbey was well worth the stairs. Here, the Benedictine vision that 'God is glorified in everything' is given stunning visual expression in every part of the abbey. The exquisite library, the treasury, church and gardens are majestic and imposing. Though I walked out wandering if this would be allowed to happen nowadays. But then there is the church in Barcelona presently being constructed.
By the time we arrived at our hotel in Vienna we were ready to settle into our rooms. Evergreen has placed all of us into the Marriott Imperial Riding School Renaissance Hotel. The hotel is very impressive, the fact that is had been the military officers horse riding school and hall. Buffet tea and a glass of wine, beer or soft drink
Regensburg
Regensburg
News has come through from the captain that the water levels in the river are too low and we will not be able to continue whilst this is the situation. Those who have booked extra excusions to Cesky Krumlov or Salzburg had an extra 2 hours bus trip on top of the usual time to drive from Passau. Friends we have met went to Cesky Krumlov said they travelled 6 hours for the return trip. I appreciate more my decision not to go. Instead we had a leisurely day on board the ship. I walked into Regensburg to discover the highlights of Germany's best preserved medieval cities.
By the time I arrived back to the ship my feet and ankes were aching from walking on the many cobblestone streets and marketplaces.
By the time I arrived back to the ship my feet and ankes were aching from walking on the many cobblestone streets and marketplaces.
Danube River Gorge and Liberation Hall
Weltenburg Abbey
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