Another great breakfast readied us for our
morning walking tour of Passau. It is a 2500 year old town in Southern Bavaria.
There are 50,000 inhabitants of which 15,000 are students. The university is
only 50 years old. Passau is called the city of 3 rivers (Danube, Inn and Ilz)
and the city of 3 countries ( Germany, Czech Republic, and Austria). We saw the
Town Hall, Passau Fort - the 2nd largest fort/castle in Europe),the home of
Lucas Kerns and the cathedral of St. Stephen. It was a cute, quaint little town.
I love the different colored buildings. Our guide told us that in days past
when people couldn’t read they painted the buildings to identify it - ie red-
food, dark red-meat, green -pharmacy, pink-bakery. The lion, the symbol for
Bavaria, and the Red wolf, the symbol for Passau were on display everywhere. We
went back to the ship for lunch and then took off at 1:00 for a tour of
Regensburg.
Views of Passau
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| We cruised to Passau through the night |
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| Monarch Baroness' Queen |
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| The students brightened up the town after the floods |
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| This shows you the high water marks of different floods |
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| Passau's Fort |
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| View of the Danube |
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| Our guide showing us how the three rivers come together |
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| The monastery in Passau |
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| House of Lucas Kern - an orphanage for young children |
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| St. Stephen's Cathedral |
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| St. Stephen's Cathedral |
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| St. Stephen's Cathedral |
Regensburg is larger than Passau with 150,000 and 30,000 students. Their major
industries are BMW, Continental Tire, and electronics. It has an unemployment
rate of only 1.7% but it is getting to be an expensive place to live. We walked
over the Stone Bridge and the old town. We saw the Town Hall and St. Peter’s
Cathedral, an example of baroque architecture. We didn’t have much time on our
own to explore but we did stop for a hot chocolate to warm our insides. It was
an 1 1/2 hour drive back just in time for port call and then dinner.
Views of Regensburg
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| Greek temple along the way to Regensburg |
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| View of Regensburg and the Danube |
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| Tower of Stone |
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| Another cruise ship |
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| David and Goliath art on the side of a building - a political statement |
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| Town Hall |
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| Love the flower boxes on the windows |
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| St. Peter's Cathedral |
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| St. Peter's Cathedral |
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| Courtyard in Regensburg |
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| View from the stone bridge |
Dinner again was to die for. Onion cake, garlic soup, salmon trout or chicken, and a luscious dessert are what we've come to expect from our chef. We skipped the entertainment - dancing - no surprise there - but the days have been very full. Bed time.
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| Food has been fantastic |
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| Our chef is really spoiling us |
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| Our waiter Kris is a riot. He takes good care of us. |
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