PASSAU

Woke this morning to snow fall. However we set off with our lovely guide at 9am armed with umbrellas and warm jackets to do the walking tour of the old part of the city. Passau is a university city and has about 50 thousand residents and 12 thousand students. It has beautiful pastel coloured buildings and cobbled streets. It is on a wee peninsular surrounded by 3 rivers and so it is prone to flooding. There is a Baroque style cathedral which is being restored. It has the biggest organ of all catholic churches in Europe. The walking tour was only 90 mins so once back at the ship I was very happy to get out of my wet clothes and shoes and into some thing warm and comfortable, then settle down with a nice hot coffee. But not my travel companion. She was off again into the snow, to check out the wee shops and market and do a bit of family shopping 🛍 Quiet afternoon sailing to Linz now, so a chance to catch up on blogs and reading. Arrived Passau 7.30pm. Lots of beautifully lit up bridges and buildings. Looking forward to visiting the night markets all lit up tomorrow night.Read more