Monday, August 29, 2011

Grossmehring to Kelheim 8-20-11

gate at Vohburg
Hop field
UNESCO world heritage site Abusina.  Founded around 80 AD Abusina was early a fort on the upper Raetian Limes which was a 550k section of the external borders of the Roman empire.  It lasted till around 550AD when the Romans couldn't afford to defend the area anymore
Abusina
abusina
Abusina
Abusina model
drink stop along the trail
Danube and trail
courtyard at Abby Weltenburg
Alphorns waiting for Bride and groom
ceiling fresco Weltenburg abby
organ at Weltenburg abby
Altar at weltenburg abby
fresco at Weltenburg abby
In the Danube gorge
Some of the siightseers in gorge
The gorge
the gorge
Hall of liberation commemorates the victorius battles over Napoleon in the wars of liberation 1813-1815.  Commisioned by Ludwig the 1 and built by Leo von Klenze.  Google earth it
the gorge
Picking a table at outdoor restaurant
radish appitizer

We left Grossmehring riding thru Volburg and on to Eining and the roman ruins of Abusina.  From Eining we took a dirt track along the River to Weltenburg Abby.  During the summer people park in Weltenburg town, walk a 1/2 mile to the Abby and have beers and food and/or take a boat ride thru the Danube gorge to Kelheim and back.  We stopped at the abby and the courtyard was packed with people eating.  There was also a wedding in progress and using the chapel.  There were 5 alphorns players waiting in the courtyard for the bride and groom to come out.  When they did come out they were serranaded by the horns.  I got it on video and tried to put it on the blog but it was going to take 11/2 hrs to upload so I moved on.  Maybe later when I have more time.  Anyway we got into the abby and got a few pictures.  Then we caught a ferry down to Kelheim thru the gorge.  The river has cut thru the Franconian Jura ridge and the resulting cliffs rise to 110 meters or more.  The ferries carry about 500 people at a shot and they were always packed.  We decided to stop in Kelheim which is where the Main-Donau  reaches the Donube.  We got a room at the hotel Kloisterbrauerei. 

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