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Neue Rieser Str. 6 Passau, Bavaria, 94034, Germany
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Passau to Linz, Austria
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Back on board we had a great dinner then an entertainer with the electric violin played in the lounge. Just a lazy day of hoping for sun but settling for overcast and watching the world pass by. No real gems to speak of and the food was the same old cruise ship stuff. We dropped off the entertainer and then headed off down the Danube for our overnight cruise to Melk.
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Passau on the Danube
We were bussed to Passau from our Salzburg tour and were so tired we did not want to walk into Passau for the walking tour. Just took a picture of it from the ship.
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A shiny new purse (MW)
... bin. Priced well and in a time of need I was immediately sucked in. I should mention here that Iona had been asking me to buy a new one for weeks, but I was convinced the state of the incumbent wallet was a sound reflection of our financial position and was responsible for discounts at every hostel we entered... "poor people can’t even afford a wallet to hold their money".
Anyway, Iona suggested one "real leather" she said (I was tired - my defence) and I opened, closed, ...
Passau (MW)
... more great beer, and some fantastic German friends who looked after us, gave us their beds (literally - Bernard slept on the couch), took us mountain biking through the forest and took time off work to show us around and make sure we had a great time. Bernard also introduced us to the local homeless man who he regularly gives money to. They call him the ‘premium penner’ or premium bum because he uses his donations to buy the best quality beer, no cask wine for this ...
On to Austria.
... along a lot of the riverbank. It was quite nice.
At 4:30 PM Franz gave a lecture on European forms of taxation and on what benefits one receives from them. Since he grew up in the Netherlands, he mostly talked about their system. They pay about 1/3 of their income in taxes and insurances. Everyone receives health care with a yearly deductable and minimum co-pays and a pension of about 70% of their last wage. Immigrants are housed, fed, clothed, and given a ...



