Thursday, 10 July 2014

Rest Day Linz - Linz to Wallsee


DPAUL

Ourvrest day was to rest. My legs were tired. We caught the bus into town at ten. The i centre said we should go up the hill to the Cathedral. It was good but unfortunately the city was covered in haze so the 400m vantage point was not all that picturesque. 

We did not read all that well and Lachlan and I visited and paid for a three lap fire breathing breathing train trip through the land of dwarves. 


All the kids enjoyed it!!!

We looked around the city which has buses and trams running through the city for say commuting. It began to precipitate with gusto, so we decided to go back to the hotel for dinner and football. 

Linz to Wallsee

It was cool and wet when wevleftvthis morning. I still think he was overdressed. 


Lachy was ready for what was to come. 

We only had to travel 42km today but as we (I) wanted to go to Sankt Florian we ended up doing 60km. 
 I thought I had to go to Krakow for St. Florian. Who was to know that Florian was flayed then drowned with a millstone in the Enns river, in Enns, Austria. St Florian's original grave site is now the crypt under the Bascillica. A millstone is in place, which legend has is 'The Millstone' couldn't us flash,

The church and monastry are on one site but some of the frescos in the monastry show multi gods although the building was built during the time the custodians were Christian.
The tour lasted about an hour before we headed off to Enns for lunch. The next 90mins were wet. Lachlan stayed dry. I got wet feet and legs. The temp' was about 16*C

Our accomodation is a guest house. The front yard is covered in garden ornaments. It is a part of their business. Lachlan said the women reminded him of El' Roman. She didn't ask for passports though. 

We have started talking about where we have stayed, who we've talked to and the food we've eaten. Not long now :(

Stay safe. We are!
Library at the monastry. 

Skull and bones in the crypt. Believed to be over 6000 persons. Carefully laid in place. 


Someone's front door


Rain clouds over the yet to be Blue Danube. 



2 comments:

kscott said...

Yay! You got to hang out with the patron Saint of firefighters! Did you get a medal? Love the look on Lock's face on the 'Dwarf Express'!! Reading does make life easier!! Make these last few days memorable!! Love you xx

Paul Scott said...

Lachlan bought me a medallion on a stand celebrating 1700 years since his martyrdom.