VIlshofen to Passau

The ship took just hours the morning of the 5th of November to reach Passau, where the three rivers Inns, Danube and Ilz meet. Passau is a college town with around 10,000 students, but seems much smaller than that number. Starting at around 3 PM we hiked the hill to the Passau Castle, which dates from 1499, and stands on a hill. After a fairly long climb we reached the castle and had broad views of the Bavarian forests and the town of Passau and confluence of the three rivers. The Ilz river flows from Bavaria and is practically black from the forest runoff. The River Inns, which flows through Innsbruck, is gray.

Tonight we 'sail' for Linz.

Castle from Below Before Hike

View Through Woods Towards Confluence from Castle

Some of the Castle Building on Way Down

Judy with Danube as Background After Castle Hike

Sundown over Passau

Finely Painted Cathedral Ceiling