Today we biked 85 k's from Greins to Krems. It was one of the more interesting rides . We biked through many small towns and one of the most interesting spots was in the town of Dunstien. This is where Richard the Lionheart was actually imprisoned for a period of time. We saw the actual building where he was placed.
Through out that region there is nothing but grape vines and more grape vines terraced as far up the mountain as one can see. Every possible corner is planted with vines. Within the orchard there were plum, apple,pear,lime,and elderberry trees . Most were just hanging ready to be picked or were being picked at the time. When we arrived at Greins we were early as the Hostel only opened at 5pm so we had to waste some time and what better way to do it but drink more beer after a hot ride.( You know beer here is actually cheaper than water, $2. For .5 L). Supper was Asian food for a change, sausage does get kind of tiring after awhile and then off to an early bed time. One of these days we'll actually have to stay up until dark. Tomorrow we're off to Vienna for another 90K ride.