We started the day with the wind at our backs and made very
good time to Deggendorf.
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| Mistletoe |
We walked around the Deggendorf town square and got a little
chilled, so we had a quick snack and rode on.
In Vilshofen we had lunch at a café, at which point the sun came out –we
noticed that mid-day often brought different weather.
The rest of the ride to Passau was very much as I had hoped
the ride would be. Sunny, with a high
around 10C (50F), and riding through hilly country, with little settlements and
their farms along the banks.
Passau is where 3 rivers meet at the same point (Danube,
Inn, & Ilz), and each has different colored water. The Danube doubles in volume in Passau.
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| At the Passau Confluence |
We spent several hours in the old town of Passau, between
the Inn & Danube rivers. We located
a guesthouse that was 5km down river, so went there for the night. It was a lovely place, with great food. After dinner we played cards in the restaurant,
and even managed to explain the game to the couple at the neighboring table,
using only German
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| Cathedral in Passau |
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| Mermaid on the Banks of the Danube |
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| View from above the guesthouse, as the sun sets over the Danube |
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