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Donauradweg: Vilshofen to Passau, 24 km
May 5, 2013
Vilshofen to Passau, 24 km (570 km total)
Sunny and Warm - 20C
Pension Goldenes Schiff €60 ($78) Double including breakfast
Vamos Vilshofen
Breakfast was subpar at Gasthof Wolfertstetterbräu in Vilshofen. We decided to skip packing lunch. We had a short cycling day (only 20 …
Passau, Germany, city of three rivers.
... middle look perfectly in perspective--Rocco style). Weather past couple days been about the same--cloudy with cooler temps in the 40's and 50's. we just bundle up in layers for the walking tours. Sending a photo showing how we had to exit the boat this morning. Since most of the towns have limited docking space, on occasion you have to dock next to another boat and walk across the closer boat to the dock area as we had to do ...
And on the 6th day we rested
Quiet day today, as we decided to stay on board not do the 2 optional day tours. Two thirds of the passengers left at Linz on coaches to either Salzburg or Cesky Krumlov and will meet us in Passau. We have enjoyed a late breakfast and the optional world championship Bingo game. Came away with a free drink from the bar. Weather wasn't so kind this morning, so mostly stayed inside except for Peter's little excursions to the Wheelhouse to get the best view ...
A Cold And Rainy Afternoon
Each day at 8:30 am we sit down with our tour leaders for a briefing on the route we will take for the day, and what to expect. As a result we're up by 6:30 am, and have breakfast an hour later. The weather is not too promising with rain expected this afternoon. The mileage today is 24 miles round trip. The halfway point is a town in Austria named Scharding where we will stop and have lunch. It is known ...
30 Miles And Still Able To Walk
... the next two nights. Only one couple, Mark and Mary very adventurous enough to attempt it. We checked into the Altstadt Hotel which faced the Danube River. The town (population 50,000) is located at the confluence of the Danube, Inn and Llz rivers. We strolled around town for an hour, and plan on doing a lot more tomorrow afternoon. The group dinner tonight was at the Restaurant Donaubuck located at our hotel. Another fun day and night, but by 9:30 we were already saying ...