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| day 9 Daily Cruiser page 1 |
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| day 9 Daily Cruiser page 2 |
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We had a light breakfast before
AmaPrima arrived in Regensburg.
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| day 9 breakfast menu |
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| those little donuts were tasty |
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Our excursion choice today was the active walking tour. Many medieval structures are preserved in this town. Regensburg is also home to
Wurstkuchl, the oldest restaurant in Germany.
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| gate tower |
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| oldest restaurant in Germany |
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| cathedral interior |
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After the tour, we returned to the ship for light lunch in the lounge, followed by a 20 km roundtrip bike tour to
Walhalla.
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| day 9 lunch menu |
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| light lunch buffet in the lounge |
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| vegetable broth |
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| farfalle, salads |
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| Black Forest Gateau |
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| enjoying amarena ice cream in the room |
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I thought the Walhalla bike excursion was the most challenging of the ones we did. There was a section of a metal bridge where it was only wide enough for one bicycle, making it interesting when someone was coming the other way (fortunately that didn't happen often). Plus, it required good balance to keep the bike in the narrow space since you had to go slow. As someone got scratched up from losing balance and colliding with the fence, a few people decided to walk their bikes across. Once we reached the memorial, we needed to climb approximately 420 stairs to enter the building. It was an exhilarating ride and the cool breeze inside the memorial refreshed us as we perused the busts of great Germans.
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| coming off the narrow bridge |
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| the way is mostly flat |
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| break time |
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| almost there |
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| now we need to walk up |
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| 1st set of stairs |
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| 2nd set of stairs |
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| 3rd set of stairs |
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| 4th set of stairs |
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| last set of stairs |
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| hello Beethoven! |
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| the exterior is also impressive |
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After the bike ride, we visited the oldest restaurant in Germany for some sausages and beer, then returned to the ship to get cleaned up for dinner.
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| Wurstkuchl menu |
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| sausages and beer |
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| day 9 dinner menu |
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| tomato carpaccio |
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| cherry cocktail |
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| creamy potato soup |
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| ham wrapped pork tenderloin |
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| hazelnut chocolate cake a la mode |
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The next morning, AmaPrima arrived in
Passau, our last stop in Germany.
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| day 10 Daily Cruiser page 1 |
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| day 10 Daily Cruiser page 2 |
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| day 10 Daily Cruiser page 3 |
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| day 10 Daily Cruiser page 4 |
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| day 10 breakfast menu |
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| healthier choices |
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Many guests opted to do the
Salzburg excursion (where some of
The Sound of Music was filmed). Kaleb and I decided to do the
Passau Castle hike. It was just the two of us and Norm, whom we got to know from earlier excursions. Having just the three of us on the hike was terrific.
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| view of Passau Castle from the river |
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| building marked with flood levels |
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| stairs up towards the castle |
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| steady climb up |
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| entering the castle |
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| example of medieval tools in the courtyard |
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| castle chapel dedicated to St. George |
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| frescoes restored |
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| "fake" windows |
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| view of town from atop |
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| the Danube and Ilz rivers meet |
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| "1499" (old way of writing 4) |
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After the castle tour, we headed back down to walk around town.
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| close up view of the flood levels |
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| colorful path leading to artists' galleries |
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| cute Bavarian childrens' outfits |
We returned to AmaPrima for lunch, then departed for
Linz, Austria. The guests on the Salzburg excursion would rejoin the boat there in the evening. On the way to Linz, we were in a double-wide lock with another ship. As the water lowered, the two ships would bump into each other constantly.
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| day 10 lunch menu |
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| interesting water concept |
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| spinach soup and penne pasta |
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| enjoying ice cream in our room |
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| kept bumping into this boat in the lock |
Tonight was the
Chaine des Rotisseurs dinner. AmaWaterways is the only river cruise line to be inducted into this organization.
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| Chaine des Rotissseurs |
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| day 10 dinner menu |
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| pate de foie gras |
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| pear cocktail |
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| French onion soup |
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| I had a bit of wine for the occasion |
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| rack of lamb |
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| trio of desserts |
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After dinner, Kaleb and I walked along the riverbank in Linz, which had a park-like setting. There were groups of people here and there enjoying each others' company, listening to music emanating from a nearby outdoor concert venue. It was very peaceful.
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| AmaPrima docked in Linz |
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Tomorrow, AmaPrima sails to Melk, Austria...stay tuned!
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