... just like Bugs Bunny used to say, when I was a child... "Another day, another carrot!" ... Do you remember? ;;)
Well, when we left Melk and I thought "Another day, another 60km of cycling!", I did not realize that this day was going to be the most special, the most beautiful of the entire trip!
You must be thinking ... "If you love cycling along Danube, with such spectacular views, how can that get any better"?
So, we have a mostly flat root along Danube, with beautiful sights, beautiful town, villages, Forts, sunny and sometimes rainy weather (this is what we experienced during the previous days).
... and now we add the salt & pepper ;;)
Let's add a visit to the beautiful Abbey (before we left Melk)
Add some "ups and downs" (hills) on the path.
Then, substract the rain.
Add some nice villages along the paved cycle-path.
And the most important factor - add the Wachau beautiful and spectacular wine fields, into the picture...
... and this is how we obtain - what I remember as - the most beautiful part of the Passau - Vienna Eurovelo6 bike-path.
But, first is first, let's come back to the part before we left Melk... because this was the first factor that made this day, the best :-)
Whenever you pass threw this Austrian region, take some time to visit Melk Abbey. The entrance ticked has a fair price and the visit of the Abbey, the views from the terrace and the beautiful Gardens will make every minute of your time worth to be spent there!
We were on a tight schedule, so I couldn't enjoy the amazonian relaxing sounds for as long as I had wished... We left the Abbey and soon we left the town of Melk and got back to the Danube Bike road... but, as I mentioned, that was a great part of the journey, too!
This is how we began our bike-ride from Melk to Traismauer! It was already close to mid of the day and this was going to reflect on the arrival hour at Traismauer (yup... it was already dark when we got there, but we made it! :P)
We had our first stop in Spitz, for a tasty lunch. While looking for a good place to eat, we also visited the small town center. As we got back on Eurovelo, we saw there are also Ferry Boats going between towns, on a fixed schedule. As it was close to 4PM, we established that, a Ferry will be our back-up plan, in case we don't have enough time to reach our destination.
But, fortunately, it was not the case! It's good we decided to follow the Eurovelo route and enjoy the beauties it offered!
We had another "break" in Weissenkirchen for some wine-tasting in Wachau region ...and - why not? - some desert! :D We didn't leave before adding a couple of wine bottles to the luggage, also ;;)
Even though we reached Traismauer after sunset ..and very tired..., we had a full day! And a lovely one! I don't know about my friends, but I would rate it as No1!
Also, the accommodation in the small town, has a very special interior our-door yard...
It had that "je ne sais quoi" .
