Traveling Tears: Durnstein Austria: I Climbed A Hill And Scraped My Knee (July 2012)

Durnstein Austria: I Climbed A Hill And Scraped My Knee (July 2012)

9:41 PM | Posted by leonel

One of the more charming ports from the river cruise was Durnstein, Austria.

Dürnstein is a small town on the Danube river in the Krems-Land district, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the Wachau region and also a well-known wine growing area. The municipality consists of the Katastralgemeinden Dürnstein, Oberloiben and Unterloiben.

The town had beautiful cobble stone streets and we were told there was a path going to the castle. We found one on the south side of the town and went on it - it was a difficult hike. It was steep, but we persevered and I got as high as I could. ( Jeff & Justin even went on a higher steep to the highest point of the castle. ) We realized later that there was a more civilized path on the north side of the hill. But irony of all ironies, when we were coming down that way, I slipped and fell. I scraped my knew and it was bloodied. I guess that will be the more memorable part of my visit to this beautiful city.