One of the benefits of our language school (other than learning German of course) is the chance to take day trips at a reduced cost. This last Saturday we took a trip to the city of Passau. Passau lies at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, the Inn, and the Ilz. We hopped on a train and traveled about two hours to the east, just shy of the Austrian border.
The train stopped briefly in the town of Moosburg on the way to Passau. Papaw Huntley was a guest here during the Second World War at Stalag VII A. Some of the buildings from the POW camp are still standing, and we hope to explore the town more in the future. This is Moosburg's train station.
We took a short cruise on the Danube and Inn Rivers. It turns out that the Danube isn't so blue, but still very pretty.
This is Dom Sankt Stephan in Passau. Construction lasted from 1668 to 1693. Until the 1990s, the Dom boasted the largest pipe organ in the world with over 17,700 pipes.
The pipe organ at Dom Sankt Stephan.
Side street in Passau's Altstadt (Old Town).
Tincy's German cousin.
Hey John and Laura! It's so good to finally here from you. I hope you are both doing well! Nice blog, I'll be sure to follow it. Have a great time over there! I still have the same email, so send me one sometime and we'll keep in touch!
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