You see that castle up on the hill? That's the Dürnstein Castle, from which the small town below takes its name. We dock this afternoon in the neighboring town of Krems and bus back to Dürnstein, from which you can hike up the hill to the castle. Why? Well, for one thing it's great exercise, and I truly sweated through my clothes. But better, the castle contains the dungeon where Duke Leopold V of Austria imprisoned Richard the Lionheart ca. 1192 when the two Christian Crusaders got into a fight about something or other and at some point the Pope had to intervene.
A closer view of the castle.
Getting closer...
At the top!! Huzzah!
Beautiful view of the town and the Danube.
Jailed in Richard the Lionheart's dungeon.
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