A morning tour of Melk Abbey, a 900 year old monastery and its gardens followed by a walk down the main avenue of Melk, Austria, a cute little town. Back on the ship in the afternoon for an apple strudel demonstration which of course, included a large sample. The apple desserts are far more outstanding than anything comparable in the U.S. Next was a tour of the ship’s galley by the head Chef, Thomas, who hails from Budapest. It is amazing that so much good food comes out of a fairly small kitchen. Organization makes it happen says Chef. A late afternoon excursion to Sandgrube 13, a wine cooperative in Krems, Austria, located in the Wachau Valley. A tour of the co-op and samples of the wines including the Gruner Vetliner, a white wine unique to Austria. Dinner on the ship featured a “Taste of Austria”, a incredible feast of Gruner Vetliner wine, sauerbraten, red cabbage, potato salad, coleslaw, bratwurst and other sausages. Each dinner on board we seem to end with 3 different desserts and this day was no exception so I rename the ship the “buffet boat” as the pounds are packing onto my waistline. Walking time 2:29, 12,676 steps.
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