A twofer today. We woke up in Melk and visited the abbey, featuring a large, old, ornate library, a cathedral and a school. We had seen this before, but it was worth seeing again. A new exhibit was a reusable coffin instituted by Joseph Hapsburg, who refocused the abbey on practical things that benefitted the people as well as the church. The coffin had a releasable bottom, into which the body would be placed (over a grave I hope) and then dropped into the grave. That way only one coffin was needed for a whole town.
Just now we pulled into Krems, where we get to Durnstein via a short bus ride.
Melk Pics
The reusable coffin
The Abbey Ticket
The Hapsburgs Portraits
Typical Modern Abby Display Room
Durnstein
The Austrian Porta-potty: Pipibox
Where we finished up our tour with a wine tasting today
The Tasting
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