Cruising the Danube

After travelling thought 3 countries we arrived in Passua.  It was great being met t the train station and dropped off at the dock right in front of the boat!  Then two guys appeared and took our luggage out of the boot and whisked it away to our room.  After a quick briefing about the boat and introduction we were all welcomed aboard.  There re not many English speaking people as we found out when 17 people turned up to the English speaking briefing. 

We then were all welcomed aboard with a cocktail and introduced to the crew. Then come the best meal I have ever eaten.  First we had salmon with wasabi sauce.  Next up was broccoli soup and my main was Ribeye.  Dessert was white and dark chocolate mouse. I know I have missed some but they were the stand outs for me. 

Woke up this morning after a wonderful sleep, didn't notice going through the locks apart from one moment it was dark then it was light this morning! Got up and headed up to the sun deck to get a photo of the misty Danube.

Headed off to breakfast but didn't over indulge much but I did have a lovely feed of fresh fruit.  Then we just cruised through the Melk which is an amazing part of the Danube River.  We should have passed it last night but we kept getting held up at the locks.

We then had a talk about the Danube and how the locks work so understand that a lot better.  After another wonderful meal we were bussed into Vienna as we were running late.  

We went to the Hundertwasser House.  This is the guy that designed the toilets in NZ. 

After we caught the bus and went around the ring which is a road that goes right round the city of Vienna in place of the wall that once protected the city of Vienna. We then walked to St Stephan's cathedral. 

After that it was a quick shower and out for another wonderful meal with fantastic company.