Passau and Regensburg

This is Passau's Art Alley. They turned it over to the artists after the last flood destroyed the area once again. We stopped in Passau to visit the old town and St. Stephen's to listen to the largest pipe organ in Europe. 

Our guide Andrea took us through the old town to the cathedral and left us there. 

She also explained the significance of the way a dirndl's apron is tied. Hers is tied to indicate that she is engaged. 

Carol and I found these two guys in the street and took them back to the ship with us. 

We traveled on to Regensburg the next day. We took another tour of a beautiful medieval town, including the old stone bridge with its 12th century sausage restaurant. 

By the way, the sausages are excellent! And the bridge is under constant construction.

But it was still a lovely place with some of the best shopping and most interesting architecture we have encountered.  

The houses all indicated the wealth of the families that owned them. 

We spent the afternoon on the ship cruising lazily along. Then we had a typical Austrian dinner and our cruise director Tatjana posed with everyone in her dirndl. She has been terrific!