Along the danube II

　　The city of Ingolstadt, conscious of gathering toge ther so many signs of power, wanted to dedicate to mili tary history one of its architectural jewels.

　　Inside the castle is the museum of military history , which contains examples of defensive techniques from the middle ages up to the first world war. War is the c onfirmation that the history of mankind, like the river itself, never takes a straight and rational route but p roceeds in fits and starts, takes some steps forward an d tuns back on itself.

　　The danube seems to make time stand still, especial ly with its typical products, whose manfacturing proces ses follow ancient traditions.

　　Wachau is region that is famous for the presence of vast holdings of fertile vines. This is the most luxria nt and picturesque valley along the entire course of th e danube, where the oblique rays of the sun on the orch ards create this typical landscape that traditional ico nography would associate with an early paradise.

　　The fruit that grows best in this valley is without a doubt the grape, which is picked in order to be crush ed and pressed and transformed into top quality wine. I n krems, a town in the wachau valley, we find a wine ce llar where you can taste full 140 different types of au strian wine.

　　The waters of the danube evoke images at every curv e, toughing on dreamlike places. It continues on its wa y. The danube is flowing to the east towards modern eur ope, towards a world that renews itself with a new dawn .

　　Ingoistadt是一个聚集了众多权力象征的城市。它的建筑仍保留着战争的痕迹。

　　在军事博物馆的城堡里，陈列着从中世纪到一战期间的各种防御工事模型。战争就是人类历史的见证者，历史就如同河流，从不会走一条直接的、理想化的路线，它在不规则中流淌，向前迈进几步，然后自己又倒退一些。

　　多瑙河似乎使时光静止了。特别是它的土特产，依然沿用着传统生产工序。

　　Wachau地区因其出产大量的优质葡萄而著名。这是整个多瑙河流域量最富饶、独特的地区。阳光撒在果园里形成了独特的景致，就像传统肖像画中描绘的天堂。

　　这个山谷最好的水果当然是葡萄。采摘后，葡萄经达碾压被制成上等的美酒。在Wachau山谷的Krems镇，我们发现了一个葡萄酒窖，你可以在此足足品到140种口味的奥地利葡萄酒。

　　多瑙河水在每个转弯处都会激起人们的遐想，仿佛步入仙境。多瑙河继续着它的旅程，它向东流向一个现代的欧洲，流向一个崭新的世界。