Kibitzers Al, Greg, Jerry, Josh and Jodie spent time cycling around Munich and then left for their final destination, Vienna. They cycled west to Landsberg and the Lech River. They followed the Lech River to the Danube River just east of Donauworth and then cycled along the Donauradweg to Vienna.
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Greg's street in Munich |
View from Greg's apartment on Landwehr Strasse |
Outdoor Cafe next to Marienhof |
Oldest Restaurant in Munich |
Neuhauser Strasse is for pedestrians only |
Neues Rathaus Carillon in Marienplatz |
Pagoda in Englischer Garten |
Fountain at Hofgarten |
Alex Jacobowitz performs on Xylophone in Marienplatz |
Church along the Isar River in Munich
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Nympenburg Palace Munich |
Royal Residence |
Theatine Church in Odeonplatz Dedicated to St. Kajetan this church was finished in 1688 with the tower added in 1697. |
Triumphal Arch Before WW II the arch was dedicated to the glory of the Bavarian Army. Currently it is a memorial of peace. |
Gate to Dachau Arbeit Macht Frei - Work Brings Freedom |
Gate of Jewish Memorial at Dachau |
Partnach Gorge near Garmisch |
Entrance to Partnach Gorge |
We hiked up a mountain but took the cable car down.
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Alpine Meadow |
It's great to find a cafe at the top of a mountain you just hiked up. |
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Greg and his girlfriend Anke by the Lech River. |
Neuschwanstein Castle Built by Ludwig largely as a stage for Wagnerian productions. |
Josh suffering from jetlag We were waiting for Al to arrive. |
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Al arrives in Munich Via planes, trains, bicycle, cars and trucks |
Heading out on the first day of the tour. |
German countryside between Munich and Landsberg |
This Bavarian couple were cycling through the forest and helped us find our way but not before they took us on a tour of some hidden ruins. |
Rathaus in Augsburg
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Bike Path North of Augsburg There were paths like this one running in all directions. It was great being away from traffic. |
Typical Bavarian Maypole |
This just one of the many Baroque Churches we visited along the way. |
The Danube River in Germany was more tranquil than the heavily traveled section east of Passau. |
Fields of poppies were everywhere |
Lock New Castle in Neuburg This was the view from our campground |
Neuburg Old Town Cafe |
Jagdschloss Grunau This castle was used as a hunting lodge. |
Camping in Europe is much different than the states. |
Weltenburger Kloster This is where Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel has been made by monks for 1000 years. It was the best beer we tasted on the trip. |
Weltenburger Enge We took the ferry from Weltenburger to Kelheim. |
Befreiungshalle or "Liberation Hall" was built in memory of the victorious battles in the wars of liberation 1813-1815 against the troops of Napoleon. |
Greg in Regensburg |
This Regensburg street was so steep we had to hang on to the railing so we wouldn't slip. |
Steinerne Brucke in Regensburg is the oldest stone bridge in Europe |
Typical Regensberg Street |
The stand in the background has been selling sausage for 500 years. Greg, Josh and Jodie sampled the sausage while Al and Jerry searched out vegetarian cuisine. |
Walhalla was built (1830–1842) by King Ludwig in honor of famous members of the German-speaking world |
Schloss Worth |
Straubing |
The only synagogue in Bavaria that was not destroyed or burned in the pogrom of 1938. The Torah was saved by a citizen of Straubing. After the war, it was returned to the Jewish community. |
Danube Ferry |
Many cyclists begin their Danube Tour from this campground in Passau. |
St. Stephan in Passau has the largest church organ in the world. |
Danube east of Passau |
Au to Grafenau Ferry
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Cold and windy on the river |
Tour boats like this one were common sights on the river east of Passau. |
Schloss Neuhaus |
Sunset on the Donau |
Column of the Holy Trinity in Linz |
Al turning heads with his stylish dress. |
Neuer Dom in Linz This cathedral has room for 20,000 worshipers. |
Johannes Kepler's House |
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Mauthausen Memorial Mauthausen is the concentration camp that we think members of our family were taken to. |
This memorial and crematorium is located in the town and not part of the camp. Bodies were brought down here from Mauthausen Concentration Camp. |
These memorial plaques were placed here by families and countries of the victims. The majority of the people who died in this camp were not Jewish. |
Al and Jerry took the back road up to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp. We wondered what the people living nearby thought about all the prisoners entering the camp. We wondered how such horrible atrocities could happen in an area of such beauty. |
Mauthausen Concentration Camp |
Mauthausen Gate |
Gas Chamber |
Mauthausen Cemetery |
Hungarian Memorial at Mauthausen |
Jewish Memorial at Mauthausen |
Early morning on the Danube |
Ybbs Rathaus |
Exploring the streets of Ybbs |
Pochlarn Town Square was a great place for taking a break and just kibitzing. |
Melk Abbey The chapel of this abbey was the most extreme example of Baroque Architecture we observed. |
Josh and Jodie at the entrance to Melk Abbey |
This bakery in Spitz had great pastries. |
The streets of Spitz were very steep. We opted to walk up instead of cycle. |
Still smiling after all those miles. |
Campground just outside of Vienna We met up with two Dutch Families almost every night between Passau to Vienna.
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Kibitzing as usual |
Only Synagogue left in Vienna Before the war there were 201,000 Jews in Vienna. Today there are less than 10,000. |
We met a man who left Vienna in 1938. He was visiting the synagogue for the first time since he fled Vienna. He celebrated his Bar Mitzvah here and his parents were married in this sanctuary. |
Holocaust Memorial All the Jews from Vienna who were killed in the war are listed here. Al and Jerry found 36 individuals with their family's last name. |
Hundertwasser Museum in Vienna |
Al hanging out in front of the Hundertwasser Museum |
St. Stephan's Cathedral |
Vienna's Riesenrad Each car holds about 20 people. |
View of Vienna from Riesenad |
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Carriages lined up near St. Stephan's
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Hundertwasser designed this Sanitation Plant. |
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St. Charles Borromeo was built as the result of a vow taken by Emperor Charles VI during a plague epidemic.
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Theater an der Wien |
The bar car was our favorite hangout on the way back to Munich. |
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The family gets together for their last supper in Munich. |
