Dear Abbey: Got Melk?

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May 3rd 2018

Published: July 31st 2018

I started off the morning at Zum Kirchenwirt in the usual manner: soft boiled egg, hard roll, fresh butter, a couple of slices of cheese and sandwich meats washed down with orange juice. Hot chocolate was out of the question on these increasingly warmer days. Gail worked the opposite side of the buffet table loading up with fruit and yoghurt. Today's drive should take two hours to get from Kellbu... Read Full Entry

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"I think I might like to try one of your beers"

The obligatory beer photo

My Chicken Cordon Bleu

The sunsets over Melk

Even though the sun seemed to be setting at a normal time (around 8:30) in this part of Europe. it would still remain light outside until close to 10 pm.

A great view of Melk Abbey from our parking spot

More about this "great" free parking spot in the next day's story. Little did we realize Austria has a few jerks living there too.

hile Gail takes money from the ATM let me play with my zoom

No complaints about the resolution on my digital camera. What a great investment. I may use my Samsung phone for most pictures these days but the dedicated camera still gives the superior quality.

An interesting collection of chimneys

A look back from the other side of the Danube

After crossing the river into Emmersdorf we got our last glance at the abbey before heading up into the hills where our farm stay would occur.

The Maypole still stands in Aichau

Is it pronounced "Achoo"? Well God bless them anyway. We learned that the inhabitants of this itty bitty village take turns having to get up at first light to ring the bells of this church and awaken the other farmers. I'd hire a proxy.

Willi's Bauernhof

It certainly doen't look like a hotel but it proved to be just as comfortable and way cheaper than the Gasthofs in Melk. Once again I think I did good.

At least we should get some fresh butter and milk in the morning

Staying on this farm was a unique and fun experience. These Austrian cows smelled a whole lot better than their American cousins. They were also friendlier than Austrian dogs.

Our soft comfortable farm bed

We were so ready for bed that we forgot to photo document our room. It was quite large with a really nice bathroom and shower. We were given the same toiletries we'd get in a regular hotel plus farm-made soap. I gave Willi and Christina a glowing review on Booking.com.

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