Day 6 December 4th, 2014 - Melk and the Wachau Valley December 6th 2014 Day 6 – Melk Abbey and cruise through the Danube’s Wachau Valley
Today we docked and were transported by coach up to the Benedictine Melk Abbey where we were given a guided tour. It is the largest in Austria and was constructed in the early 1700s. I used the GoPro to video the tour and I'm not sure if I'll be able to post that somewhere. But that'd be like watching someone else's family vacat ... read more
Europe » Austria » Lower Austria » Melk Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more