We arrived in Passau this morning and woke to a crisp but fine day here on the Danube. We were docked right in the middle of town and at 09:00 were met by our local guides for a walking town of this beautiful city.
The tour focused of course on the old medieval part of the city, and the highlight for us was the Cathedral (St Stephens) which is very beautiful, and also has the largest organ of any church in the world. Each day there is a 30 minute concert performed on this magnificent instrument and we were able to attend - simply amazing. After lunch I went back into town to do some more exploring by myself. Being a medieval town, there are little alleys and stairway everywhere, and often little street pass right under some of the old buildings.
Passau, like most cities in this region is a photographer's paradise. Every few steps presents you with an interesting point of view.
Finally, at dinner time we were off and sailed into the most amazing sunset.
We learned last night that despite earlier optimism, we will not be able to sail beyond Melk, due to low water levels in the Danube. That means that tomorrow we will travel by bus to the Monarch Baron, a sister ship to continue our travel towards Budapest. Will spend the evening packing.
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