Passau is a beautiful city! It has three rivers flowing around & through it. The Inn is the largest by volume – it has the most water in it, & the Ilz is the smallest. The Donau (Danube) is in the middle, but it’s the longest & goes all the way to the Black Sea.
There are 17 churches in Passau - 15 are Catholic & 2 Protestant. We got to go into the biggest one St. Stephens. The sign on the wall of the courtyard said no dogs, & due to the fact that this was a religious place, I thought it would be better if I stayed in Kristi’s bag. She took some great pics for me.
Gisela said that St. Stephens dates back to the year 409 A.D.! The church has parts that consist of romanic, gothic, & baroque architecture. There are 3 distinct architecture styles represented because it took 300 years to build and burned 2 times in the process.
Inside the church there is a massive organ that has 17,388 pipes. They range in size from 2” to 24’ in height. The pulpit where the Bishop speaks from is plated in gold.
The ceiling is beautifully painted & was done by 3 Italian painters that were unknown prior to this painting. I think they did a great job! The dome directly above altar is higher than the rest of the ceiling & is called the “Ascension to Heaven”. The inside is surrounded with angels.
We left the church, walked through town, & looked at some stores. I even got to try on some “lederhosen”! We then went to have lunch across the river in Austria at a nice restaurant called Café Blaas up on the mountain. The view was spectacular! I could see all of Passau & The Bavarian Forest.
After lunch, Martini, Kristi & I left for the Munich Airport to meet Dana. While we were waiting inside, there were several canine friends walking around with their guardians also waiting to pick people up.
Dana arrived, & I was so excited to see her! She looked exactly like the pic of her & Karma from BDP. We all then headed for K & K Hotel & unpacked our bags. Kristi & Dana had gifts & things for each other, & I got my very own BDP green collar with a tag that says “Paws for Peace” on it. I love it!
Martini wanted to go to the original Hofbräuhaus for dinner, so we headed to the U-bahn (subway) & went down to the Marienplatz (town square). There were street performers in the square. One looked like a fountain. He was painted silver & actually was squirting water!
We found the Hofbräuhaus & got a seat in the Biergarten. There was beer, music, singing, & pretzels as big as your head! We had so much fun.
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