Day 11: Fri 7 Aug – Melk to Zwentendorf

Ride: 70km

Woke up feeling a little better but not much. A very ordinary breakfast with smokers all around us, so we left quickly. 

It was a hot day but we rode through some nice villages and vineyards. We stopped at an internet café/library and booked a room at Ibis in Vienna (our next stop) for two nights. The hot day continued into the night and even though we were in a brand-new hotel there were no fans, so our sleep was not the best. 

Wachau - one of Austria's premier wine growing regions and busy tourist areas

Wachau - UNESCO World Heritage Site

A lovely, well looked after cemetery

On the altar of a locked chapel in a small village; many had holes in them ?from one of the wars?

Wachau

Dürnstein Castle on the hill near Wachau; where King Richard was imprisoned by Duke Leopold (1192-1193)






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