June 2nd, 2011
At lunch we were provided local entertainment. This guy could do it all – he played the clarinet, saxophone, tube and a bunch of other instruments. He as a real character. I passed on the CD’s he was selling.
In the afternoon, I took the optional tour of the Weltenburg Abbey, set on a river bend in a gorge. It was founded in the 7th century and one of Germany’s oldest monasteries. Even better, the Monks started a famous brewery in 1050. Monks making beer – finally a monastery where they got it right.
The monastery brewery produces ten different brews. I even got a Holy beer tasting. As I mentioned, today is father’s day as well as Ascension day in Germany so the outside courtyard was filled with fathers being very religious, singing songs and drinking a lot of beers. It was fun to watch.
I would have liked to have seen more of the monastery and the brewery. All we
Back on the ship, everyone was getting ready for the farewell dinner. I am not sure why we were having the farewell dinner that night when we had another full day ahead of us along with dinner. People still dress for these events and of course I didn’t. I wasn’t going to bring a jacket to wear it once.
Weltenburger Beer – it was heavenly!
Our farewell dinner on the ship was awesome. Appetizers were tandoori chicken rolled in green rice and a puff pastry with mushrooms and gravy. The main course was a steak in herbs, potato cake (which I don’t think I have ever had).
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