Day 5

 .....approx 70k ....to Traismauer. This was the longest day, through the romantic Wachau wine-producing region, arriving at the hotel in the dark, but it was the most interesting day with lots to see on the trail.

       To prove Graham was cycling as well.........approaching Groisbach

                Spindle tree on the left.............growing wild along the trail.

                                   Shrine at Hagsdorf

                                          Decorated bikes

                                         Marbach

 We took another very steep detour to see the church at the top (the view spoilt by the hotels!!)

             The Maria Taferl pilgrimage church... exterior......

                                   ..... and interior.

 The designated circular cycle path from the trail to the bridge.

The markers on the side of the restaurant showing the heights of the Danube floods ... and the restaurant remains here!!
From the top: 1501....1899....1862....2002....2013(in white)....1954....1991 

            Benedictine Abbey in Melk...................

                         .................side view from a street in the town.

                            Shrine along the trail...............

              ...................vineyards.

                                   Spitz parish church.

                                     House by roadside....

                       ..................church graveyard.

            .............announcing the birth of a daughter..............!!

                                             Weissenkirchen market square..

                                         Durnstein..

                        .......Durnstein.....

                                      ......Durnstein.........

                        ....leaving through the Town gate......

                         ....a quiet lunch spot after the busy Durnstein.

     .... two statues outside the Karikaturmuseum in Stein a.d. Donau.

                                       The town gate in Krems.

                                              Krems.