October 8, 2009.
What a day! Michael and I spent a good part of Thursday - his day off ;) exploring our new hood on bike. It's hard to beat a beautiful fall day riding bikes down the Danube. I say down in the literal sense as we only had one hill to climb along our entire three plus hour journey from Melk to Krems an der Donau.
Because we were up for a bit of a biking adventure, we decided we needed to get some decent bikes for the trek. The two our landlord gave us only have one gear and pedal breaks. Needless to say, they're pretty rickety.
I think mine might actually be better suited for a 10-year old, but I can't complain. They get us from point A to B, albeit a close A to B distance.
We rented some sturdier bikes (with gears!) in Melk and were off! Melk is most famously known for its Benedictine Monastery, which is an ideal starting point for a Bennie and a Johnnie with our Benedictine ties.
Below is a brief photo tour featuring some of the highlights of our trip. We pedaled through vineyards, upon vineyards, upon vineyards with apple trees and pear trees thrown in there for good measure. I have never seen so many apples, grapes and pears in all my life.
For a mid-afternoon lunch break, we stopped at one of the 30 or so heurigen (wine taverns) dotting the south side of the Donauradweg (Danube bike trail). These wine taverns offer pretty unbelievable deals with substantial meals starting at 2 or 3 Euros and a glass of wine for only 1,20! Our tavern of choice, Weidinger Wachau, was across the river from Durnstein. See Michael posed below.
We hitched a ride on the train back to Melk, catching it with no time to spare. Perfect timing since the next train didn't come for another two hours. All in a day's work, as they say.
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