Got to sleep in today as we didn’t have to meet
our guide until 9:00. We walked into the city of Linz, which has a population
of 205,000. Our guide said that there are 200,000 jobs in Linz so people are
flooding into the city everyday looking for work. It is located in upper
Austria and is the Industrial heart of Austria. At one point in history Linz
was divided - one side of the Danube the Russian occupied and the other the
Americans. Our tour took us to see the old town and pointed out places we could
visit independently. We went to the Schloss Museum and saw some art work and an
exhibit about the years between the war. From there it was to the tram to take
a 20 minute ride to Postlingberg. It is 539 meters above Linz. In Postlingberg
we got an amazing view of Linz and the surrounding mountains. We went to the
Church of Mary of Seven Sorrows while there. Each church we visit is so
beautiful in its own unique way. We stopped for lunch and had some great beer,
sausage and fries. We took the tram back to the town square (Hauptplatz) and
walked a mile to the botanical gardens. In late October it wasn’t as brilliant
as it would have been earlier in the year but there were some fantastic plants
and the roses were still lovely. Heading back down hill we went to the New
Cathedral which is the biggest in Austria. It supposedly holds 20,000 people.
It had more stained glass than we ever seen in one church. It was back on the
boat for some martinis, our port talk and then dinner. Once again Irwan the
chef outdid himself with the goat cheese in phyllo dough, broccoli soup, lamb
and creme brûlée. Since we were sailing at 9:45 we went out on the deck to
watch how they did it. It was complicated by the fact that another even bigger
cruise ship tied off next to us for a while. He headed off and our captain made
a 3 point turn in the Danube. It was impressive. Early day tomorrow so heading
to bed.
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| Loving our Gate 1 Cruise |
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Street views of Linz
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| The Trinity Statue in |
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| Emblems of original Austrian provinces at Landhaus entrance |
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| Fire Truck - that's for you Dad! Schloss Museum |
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View of Linz from from Postlingberg
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| View from Postlingberg |
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| The Four Musketeers |
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| Mary of Seven Sorrows Church |
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| Mary of Seven Sorrows Church |
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| Mary of Seven Sorrows Church |
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| Lunch in Postlingberg |
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| Linzer Torte |
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| Botannical Garden |
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| Botannical Garden |
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| Taking time to smell the roses! |
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| View of Linz from the Botannical Gardens |
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| Ars Electronica Center at night |
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| It changes color |
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| Food |
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| Food |
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| And more delicious food |
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