Melk - October 14, 2015

This morning, our ship sailed through the Wachau Valley, the heart of Austria's wine country!This area is filled with cultural and historic importance, and is of unsurpassed beauty, that it has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Every scene we traveled by could have been a postcard!

We docked in Melk shortly after lunch for an excursion to the dramatic 900-year-old baroque Melk Abbey, perched on sheer cliffs high above the Danube.  Its amazing library is home to a huge variety of texts, including medieval manuscripts, as well as books written in 14 different languages.

Back on the ship, we sailed through seven different locks during the remainder of the day which is a very fascinating process.

After dinner, we competed in a musical trivia game.  Our team, appropriately named "The Toddler's Team" tied for first place!  We enjoyed our trophy, a bottle of champagne - thanks, Viking River Cruise!