Our departure from Newark was about 8:30pm and we arrived in Munich at 10:00am today. Navigating that airport took a few wrong turns, but we managed to get through customs and retrieve our luggage in time to catch the 11:00am transfer to our ship. Our trip was originally supposed to start in Regensburg, Germany but the water levels on the Danube are low that the ships cannot get through that section of the river so we are taking off from Vilshofen, Germany instead.
The weather when we arrived was HOT and sunny. After we had a small lunch and unpacked most of our things we planned to walk into the town town. That changed! We came up to the main deck there was thunder, lightening, strong winds, and the rain was pouring down. We took a quick tour of our ship, the Monarch Queen, and decided to wait out the weather before venturing out.
About 4pm the rain let up and we decided to check out the little village area near our ship. You can see how dark the sky still was! There is another boat docked right next to ours. They have to pass through our ship to get to theirs!
Vilshofen lies at the confluence of the Vils, Pfudrach, and Wolfach rivers, about 20 kilometers upstream from Passau. Because of these tributaries flowing into the Danube, the town is also know as the "Little Three-Rivers Town," taking its name from the three-river city of Passau.
This is the Vilshofen Town Tower which we walked through and along many of the shops - most of which are closed because it is Sunday.
This is a view of the parish church at the opposite end of the street from the Town Tower.
In town we noticed lots of statues along the walk.
Along our walk.
We spotted a couple of swans along with their cygnets.
Wendy spotted this beautiful snail in the street!
The rain started back up so we headed quickly back to our ship! We unpacked some things and I heard a weird noise. I realized the boat next to us was taking off so I went up to watch it pull away. In a matter of about 10 minutes it was turned around and motoring away.
The tour company had about an hour presentation along with appetizers and champagne to introduce staff and folks on the cruise. A five-course dinner followed! The cheese appetizer was delicious followed by a yummy soup and another hot appetizer. We all picked a different entree - beef, fish, and spring rolls. The entrees were good, but the other courses were better. Dessert was hot lava cake with vanilla ice cream - a perfect way to end the meal.
Wendy and I called it a night at 9pm while Tobey went up to the lounge to check out the rock-n-roll musician. We are all exhausted after not much sleep in the plane so we are thankful our tour doesn't start until noon. Good night for now!
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