AutricheMelk48°13’42” N 15°19’46” E
22 décembre 2017, Autriche ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
A thousand years ago Melk was the capital of the Austrian Kingdom. That was when this building was begun. Nine hundred years ago it was decided that the capital should be moved to Vienna. So theEn savoir plus
AutricheMelk48°13’42” N 15°19’46” E
22 décembre 2017, Autriche ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
Of course there is always going to be a church at an Abby. Well this one just takes the cake. Never have I ever seen so much gold in a church. It absolutely takes your breath away. It isn’t a hugeEn savoir plus
AutricheDürnstein48°23’38” N 15°31’10” E
22 décembre 2017, Autriche ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
AllemagnePassau, Altstadt48°34’34” N 13°27’50” E
23 décembre 2017, Allemagne ⋅ 🌧 5 °C
We spent most of the day cruising the river but docked at Passau in the afternoon. Was a lovely town and had a very nice Christmas market. This was the last Christmas market we will see becauseEn savoir plus
AllemagneAnger48°34’37” N 13°27’32” E
23 décembre 2017, Allemagne ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
The Umpah band lead everyone in the chicken dance, then the Congo Line and lots of fun. After they finished our resident muso played on with lots of music from the good old days, lots of dancing,En savoir plus
AllemagneStadtamhof49°1’15” N 12°5’50” E
24 décembre 2017, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
This was a really nice city. A lovely blend of old and new with all the old well restored and preserved. Featured the oldest stone bridge crossing he Danube and the oldest sausage sizzle shop on theEn savoir plus
AllemagneBirkenlach49°17’7” N 11°7’23” E
25 décembre 2017, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
The lock system is an amazing piece of engineering. It consists of 16 rising locks from Budapest up to the European watershed, another 16 locks to cross the watershed and then 34 descending locks fromEn savoir plus
AllemagneBirkenlach49°17’7” N 11°7’23” E
25 décembre 2017, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
This was one of the deepest locks we passed through having a fall of 25 m. There were three of these 25 metre locks in a row. As the water level drops the water is stored in massive tanks at the side,En savoir plus
AllemagneBirkenlach49°17’7” N 11°7’23” E
25 décembre 2017, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
AllemagneNuremberg49°27’10” N 11°4’11” E
25 décembre 2017, Allemagne ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Most famous for its WWII associations is Nuremberg but our days visit left on Christmas Day left recollections of a fascinating and beautiful old city. The first stop off was the site of HitlersEn savoir plus
