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St. Stephen’s Cathedral, which houses one of the largest pipe organs in the world and detail in door.
or years my husband and I on two wheels. After breakfast each day,
browsed Danube Cruise we would cycle to the next port and meet
brochures, seven nights, eight the boat midafternoon.
days, four countries, Germany, It sounded idyllic. We signed up. This
F Austria, Slovakia and Hungary, time, the electric bike option let us relax
with optional tours of Vienna, Bratislava, and know that we could experience plenty
and Budapest. of pedaling but be assured of arriving at
But we kept hesitating. We like active the next port each afternoon with ease.
vacations. One of our favorites was biking We flew into Munich two days early to
along the Canal du Midi in Southern France, allow time to be rested and ready for our
30 miles a day, with the tour company mov‐ cruise. After one night there, a relaxing and
ing our bags each night to the next hotel. scenic train ride took us to Passau, on the
Then we read about the ‘bike and boat’ Austrian border, where the cruise began the
option on the Danube and got excited. The following day.
same river and itinerary, but biking about Our one-night stay in Passau, called “the
30 miles each day along a path through the City of Three Rivers”, where the Inn, Ilz and
four countries, exploring, discovering and Danube rivers join, gave us time to stroll
having experiences that could only happen along the cobblestone streets of the old
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