day 5 Persenbeug to Traismauer (flat , up and down)

The Days forecast was for sun, cloud and rain it was 8.30am and we were leaving Persenbeug for our longest day ride about 70 ks, we still like each other, but beginning to dislike the bikes, tomorrow we ride to Wien, we study our maps and tip books at night for the next day (Annette did as she reads them better than me) on what to see. and which route to take as we were riding in the the mountains again and the wine region of the Donau (Don-you).
We had ridden 15 ks along flats around the bend the mountains start and every hill had a castle or to me it seems like it.

This is the first of a sprinkle big fat rain drops, we were so lucky with the weather went sun-screen, rain (morning tea) back to sun screen and then a storm we were safe in a church, and the heaven open up, i was lucky i had a coat and hat,

another old fortress,

We had lunch here at Splitz under this fortress.

the church of Splitz, vines behind

We were in the wine region, fruit trees, the main street of St Michael, we rode on 6.5ks thru the vines to Weissenkichen to catch the ferry to the other side, and the have a 2 hour lunch break, (quite normally) so in to a cafe for cake and coffee, and it poured down, 2.00 ferry starts we are heading to Durnstain (see a Church)

The Abby at Durnstein,

The Abby and a old fortress above you can still see part of the wall that went around the fortress and down the hill.

the outside of the Abby. the river is behind us and we are on the balcony,

the sanctuary of the church, Abby in this case. We were watching this storm come thru the valley towards us for a while, it was thundering its coming.

the one thing you need is a very good camera, we saw people with a 50$ thing trying to take pictures of vast colours in not very good light, i have a Fijifilm S2000HD and i have read the big book with it, it had remote control shooting its a must if you want pictures of both of you,

The sky went black with rain clouds, wind lighting and thunder right above us. and did it rain for 20 mins and then the sun came back, with the small floods must have had 25mm of rain or more

inside the Abby chapel it is very big not as fancy as some we have seen, As i am now becoming quite educated on the papal thingy having seen many, many in my travels.

on the top of the hill is a huge Abby

these were not ripe eating grape bit sour,