Passing through Passau

 Well we were in Passau almost a year ago when it was warm, clear and we were healthy. Now it was cold, damp, foggy and we were sick. I am now thinking we had Covid as we were more miserable than having a cold and our symptoms were different. One thing we missed was an organ recital with the world’s largest organ. Too busy last time but now we found out no recitals after Oct 31. 

Three rivers come together and the place is surrounded by steep hills. Last year we climbed to a 800 year old fort that had great views.  This time we planned to cross the River Ill and go to an abbey there   The weather forecast said the fog should dissipate by then but it lied. We went up anyway   

As it was our last day in Germany, we had German night at dinner

 

Pretty alley way

German night tables.  We were given pear schnapps. German pretzels are a disappointment; too hard.  I prefer the ones in bakeries here

The colored bricks indicate that this is their art walk but all the galleries were closed in the morning 

Strange statue 

A store where you mix your own muesli. There was always muesli at breakfast 

In the modern part of town

Inside their Dom St Stephens 

Most of the outdoor bars had furs to keep the patrons warm
 

The Danube is very prone to flooding although this year was just the opposite 

The Dom

Us at German night.  The waiters wore lederhosen. Dinner was buffet style so I could get all the cheese spaetzle and red sauerkraut I wanted

More modest church on the other side of the river 

Bavarians love their dachshunds or dackels  a museum for them

Peering through a window on the art walk

Foggy morning 

That huge organ

Rathaus door

Inside the plain church 

The drunk

Square in the modern section 

Lots of different tortes for German night. If it were earlier in the trip I would have eaten them all. But I limited myself to the esterhazy torte 2nd from left lots of almonds layers

We made it way uphill to the abbey but too foggy 

Worlds biggest teeter totter 

They take recycling seriously here

Inside the drug store.  almost everything is behind the counter such as ibuprofen. We could grab lots of different flavors of cough drops but Steve insisted on cherry 

Inside the abbey church

Fog

On the abbey grounds.  Man doesn’t look happy