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Grand River Cruise with Budapest |
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| 12. Passau to Linz | |
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| Night arrival in Passau - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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Passau, is sometimes referred to as the Dreiflüsselstadt, as it us at the confluence of three rivers - the Danube, the INN and the Ilz - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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| Take a walk through the alleys of the old town which lead to the River Ilz - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| One of the narrow lanes of the old town and walking along the River Ilz - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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Across the river on the wooded hillside the covered staircase of the heavenly ladder with its 312 steps leads up to the hill top Mariahilf Monastery - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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| Cross the Ilz to get a different view of Passau, a city dominated by its Fortress and its churches - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| East of Passau the Danube forms the border between Germany and Austria. The rain is starting as SERENADE leaves the Untergriesbach lock lock and sails past the watermen’s patron, Johannes von Nepomuk, keeping his lonely watch on the Jochenstein - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Passengers retreat to the lounge as the rain lashes down after leaving Untergriesbach - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The rain doesn’t last and it is a fine evening when we arrive in Linz where we make a short stop - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| As darkness falls a traffic monitor competes with the illuminations which are starting on either side of the river - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |