29 June
Today, we went through the final stretch of the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal to Kelheim and entered the River Danube. We later saw Regensburg, one of Germany’s best-preserved medieval cities.
06:00 – The ship arrived in Kelheim while we were getting up.
08:30 – Bus trip to Weltenburg Abbey for beer tasting. The church is extremely beautiful. The beer is fine, but the pretzels were coated with lots of salt and were not memorable. A local brass band gave us a little performance.
Then, we took a ferry ride along the Danube Gorge.
12:15 – Bus to Regensburg. We were returned to the ship for lunch, which was now in Regensburg. There was steady rain, which was great news for the river navigation but unsuitable for sightseeing.
15:30 – On our 1-hour guided walking tour, we saw one of the oldest bridges crossing the Danube and the city’s architectural highlights, including the Old Town Hall. We continued walking around on our own until 5 p.m.
17:45 – Port Talk – We were sailing next to Passau, so the river depth was no longer a problem.
18:00 – We enjoyed a Bavarian guitar + accordion band on board before dinner (not the advertised Oompah Oompah band). We went past an impressive monument known as Walhalla.
Day by day
- Days -11 to -15 – Singapore
- Days -4 to -10 – UK
- Days -1 to -3 – Paris Extension
- Day 1 & 2 – Amsterdam
- Day 3 – Cologne
- Day 4 – Rhine Gorge – Rudesheim
- Day 5 – Miltenberg – Wertheim
- Day 6 – Wurzburg – Rothenburg
- Day 7 – Bamberg
- Day 8 – Nuremberg
- Day 9 – Kelheim – Regensburg
- Day 10 – Passau – Salzburg – Linz
- Day 11 – Melk – Durnstein
- Day 12 – Vienna
- Day 13 – Bratislava
- Day 14 – Budapest
- Day 15 – Homeward Bound