Day Trip to Passau
We got so much done on a first day in Munich that we decided to take a day trip to Passau and do a little exploring.
Passau is a city in eastern Bavaria, on the border with Austria. Passau sits at the confluence of three rivers, the Inn, the Danube and the Ilz. The river on the far left is the Inn, the river in the middle is the Danube and the small river on the right is the Ilz.
The south bank of the Inn river is part of Austria.
The southeastern tip of the city, where the Inn flows into the Danube, is a civic park with a walking path along the river lined with shade trees.
Between the Danube (Donau in German) and the Ilz is the Oberhaus, a fortress built on the bluffs over Passau.
Oberhaus on the Danube, over Passau.
The view of Passau from the Oberhaus.
On the side of the City Hall in Passau there is a Wasserstand high water mark list. The highest mark, from August 15th, 1501, is about 25 feet above the current river level.
Pigeons on a statue in the plaza near the Bishop's residence in Passau.
Feta and peppers pizza at a Greek restaurant.
Lamb meat Gyro at the Greek restaurant.
A small amphorae of Athenos wine in Passau
The napkins at the Greek restaurant had common Greek phrases translated into German.
Passau's local beer from Brauerei Hacklberg
After a late lunch in Passau we decided to catch the train back to Munich.
Later in the evening we made our way back to Marienplatz in Munich for a snack.
A pint of Hacker-Pschorr at the cafe in Marienplatz.
The cherubs on the Mariensaule at night.
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Passau is a city in eastern Bavaria, on the border with Austria. Passau sits at the confluence of three rivers, the Inn, the Danube and the Ilz. The river on the far left is the Inn, the river in the middle is the Danube and the small river on the right is the Ilz.
The south bank of the Inn river is part of Austria.
The southeastern tip of the city, where the Inn flows into the Danube, is a civic park with a walking path along the river lined with shade trees.
Between the Danube (Donau in German) and the Ilz is the Oberhaus, a fortress built on the bluffs over Passau.
Oberhaus on the Danube, over Passau.
The view of Passau from the Oberhaus.
On the side of the City Hall in Passau there is a Wasserstand high water mark list. The highest mark, from August 15th, 1501, is about 25 feet above the current river level.
Pigeons on a statue in the plaza near the Bishop's residence in Passau.
Feta and peppers pizza at a Greek restaurant.
Lamb meat Gyro at the Greek restaurant.
A small amphorae of Athenos wine in Passau
The napkins at the Greek restaurant had common Greek phrases translated into German.
Passau's local beer from Brauerei Hacklberg
After a late lunch in Passau we decided to catch the train back to Munich.
Later in the evening we made our way back to Marienplatz in Munich for a snack.
A pint of Hacker-Pschorr at the cafe in Marienplatz.
The cherubs on the Mariensaule at night.