In the morning dad went for a walk and woke me up when he came back. We then headed to the city square to try and find a laundromat. As you may of guessed from the italics, we didn't find one and just had breakfast instead.
We set off and got lost immediately got lost. We for back on path and headed towards Passau. We came to some Greek restaurant around halfway through the trip. I had Souvlaki with lebet or something and dad had souvlaki special. That took an hour because the plate and the food that was on it was massive.
Around a half hour later I was sworn at by a man riding a bike because I was on the wrong side of the footpath. He exclaimed "what De f*ck" and some other rudeness afterwards. Could of just said "pardon" or something!? The people aren't as friendly in Eastern Germany as they are in central/Southern Germany.
Tomorrow we go into Austria and I hope I can have some veal schnitzel instead of pig.
Have a great time, miss you all.
-Lachlan
PAUL.
We have budget accommodation tonight, €50. See photo later. The Danou, the Inn and the Ilz rivers all meet and the Danube grows. While it was a good day it was another hot one!
The scenery was good varying between mountains, farm and townships on either side of the path.
There are many electric bikes in Europe! The new type now in the stores, around €2000+ are bikes with a Bosch bottom bracket with a 250W motor and a 300 or 400 w/hour battery, capable 180km Eco mode or in sports mode 45km/h and 65km range.
We have had to do a few running repairs on the go, brakes and brackets. The major bike stores have around 500 bikes and any accessory you need. Lachlans tyre wore partially away in the box in the way over in the plane. Had to get a replacement. It cost $51AU. The tyre supplied with the bike cost $75 in Sydney. We got the next level up. There may be a couple coming home! When almost all ride bikes things will be cheap.
We went for a walk through the old town of Passau before and after dinner. There is a picture showing the flood markers. Last year they had a flood of about 11m. Dinner was Italian. Apparently, following the 1660 fires, Italian tradesmen helped rebuild the city, therefore there is a great deal of Italian architecture throughout. See this video of Lachlans desert. 8 seconds. https://www.dropbox.com/s/6alvlbefnzp5jep/Video%206-07-2014%2019%2036%2014.mov
Freiwillige fire station Germany. From front on a very plain steel frame.
The Danou growing. Many rivers adding to its girth.
Passau.
Hard to see but the arch is all crystals and LED's
Flood marker on base of tower.
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3 comments:
Looks like you guys are having fun.
LOVE the Pic's .
Sounds like you need to find a laundry, maybe just jump in the river.
That desert looks great, hope it tasted as good as it looked.
Have fun and keep pushen on.
Are you half way yet ??
All the best and good luck
Michael XOXO
Jumping in the river sounds okay as long as the water temp is above 17degrees. Take it easy. Love from the Pereira's xocoxo
PS have tried calling but just get an engaged signal. Have left our numbers where you last commented on our blog.
It was good talking to you today/tonight :) looking forward to you coming home! Sounds like Lock is growing weary of not being able to communicate, hope it's all forgotten when you reach Vienna!
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