We flew into Munich and then took a bus to Passau, where our cruise started. Passau is a charming town at the confluence of three rivers – the Ilz, the Inn, and the Danube. Each river has a distinct color. They don’t show up well on photos, although you can tell that they are different. The Ilz is black, the Inn is green and the Danube, of course, is blue.
Our home for the week - the S.S. Maria Theresa.
Our room for the week.
The Ilz and the Danube at sunset
St. Stephens Cathedral
The back of St. Stephens Cathedral - the Gothic section
Wittelsbach Fountain
Looking back at St. Stephens Cathedral from the Mariahilf Monastery
Mariahilf Monastery. There are only 4 monks left - the youngest is 74
The chapel at the Mariahilf Monastery
A mural of St. Christopher down one of the side streets
The chapel of St. Stephens Cathedral. It has one of the largest organs in the world - over 17,000 pipes and over 200 stops.
The ceiling in the chapel of St. Stephens Cathedral
The sun deck of our ship
Going into a lock. We went through 19 locks on our trip down the Danube.
The water level is dropping. It only took about 15 minutes.
Moving out of the lock