THE DANUBE October 2014 .. Day 1

                       1st Oct - Day 1 -  Passau to Wesenufer - approx 44k.
We started in Germany and finished in Austria but there was no boundary marking the two countries.

                              Passau - and River Cruise boats. It was a very wet day.

                                   Mermaid sculpture

  Crossing the river over the Hydro Electric plant with a designated cycle route!

Photo (of a photo) showing one of the Hydro plants on the river - note the two large locks on the left, which allow the boats through.

                         Engelhartszell village. Mural on wall.

                                 Engelhartszell church on the hill.

           The exterior of the church with a beautifully tidy graveyard.............

....................... and the interior.

                      The Trappist Monastery in Engelhartszell...exterior.....

                  ...................... and interior.

                      How about these for size??

                  Wesenufer -- our first hotel is the building on the right. It is a small family run place .... the lady very kindly dried all our clothes for us.