Drew's Challenges Continue

A Typical Structure in Grein

Drew,Pope,Deb,Carol and Hugh Grein in the Background

After a short ferry ride to reach the south bank of the Danube from Grein

The Monastary at Melk from a distance

 

The blog requires an intact memory, time, Internet connections and interesting events.This post will be a little brief as I recharge creative juices.

 Today we prepare for our last journey, the first part by train from Krems to Tulln, then a 40 km ride into Vienna. The group has debated back and forth how best to do this, I do not think we are entirely agreed, Drew wouldn’t mind taking the train all the way to Vienna.

Yesterday was short, but we did pause for a sumptuous lunch at Drew’s favorite hotel in Durnstein. It lived up to his billing! We also had coupons for wine and liquor tasting which was tempered by the extreme heat and balance concerns.

The ride into Krems went well, however Drew with all his guidance stuff left us in the dust, having the temerity to text me he was checking in as the 4 remaining members of the group debated map interpretations!

The hotel issues continue to plague poor Drew. We are at the same hotel, he on the 3^rd floor, McGuire’s and Tildesleys on the 2^nd. After dinner we entered by a side door, using our room keys, Drew snapped his in one of the outer doors, although he has access by stairs to his room, he had no key. We also found that the elevator turns off at 1030. Not up to a 4 star hotel billing!! No one answered the emergency number so we returned to the restaurant apparently run by the same owners. In short order a lady returned with the master key along with a man with a tool kit. Their response made me think that this was not an unusual occurrence!

I attach now a series of photos, which capture some of the beauty of the last few days and spares you for the time being any more of my prose.

Another partially filled river hotel