Monthly Archives: June 2011

Regensburg

IMG_2620June 2, 2011

Regensburg was awesome.  It is a well preserved medieval city. In addition to hosting a gothic church and scenic streets, it is also the birth place of Johnny Depp’s hat from the Alice in Wonderland movie.  That alone was worth the stop but even sansthe hat, it was definitely a cool place.

Unfortunately, I was ready to shop. The cruise director told us all the cool things we could by there – and as tempting as a yodeling bear was, I  no long have nieces and nephews young enough to carry out my revenge on my siblings and my great niece is too young to appreciate the yodeling.  After all, she is still getting used to the x-box.

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Passau

City of Three Rivers

City of Three Rivers

June 1st, 2011

Arrived at Passau where we took a tour of the town called Dreiflüssestadt (City on Three Rivers), located where the Danube, Ilz and Inn Rivers converge.  There was a 17th-century Cathedral (St. Stephan’s Cathedral)l, where I attended an organ concert from the World’s largest cathedral organ.

The organ currently has 17,774 pipes and 233 registers and was really something to see not to mention hear.

 

 

 

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