Faces of a city

With a shorter day, we made the most of our 11am checkout before retracing our route to Kelheim.  The ‘Face of a City’ sculpture greeted us as we approached the old town, followed by an eerie face in the water.  

We entered Ludwigsplatz, the town centre, with a statue of King Ludwig 1 at one end of the square.  Ahead we could see the Mittertor Gate, one of three defensive towers, decorated with a painting depicting the capture of a freedom fighter in 1705.  

Our route took us through the Donataur Gate, built in the 13th century, which originally served as a customs house, levying taxes on every wagon that passed into the city.  There were a few interesting sculptures on the approach to the pedestrian bridge across the Danube. 

We stayed close to the Danube passing limestone cliffs and found a lunch spot at the Gaststatte Inn right on the water in Donaulande.  Enormous stone lions watched us pass, and as we entered Bad Abbach, the sculpture, ‘Der Fussganger’ strode out ahead of us. 

A little further on we reached an unexpected junction.  We could catch the ferry across the Danube or continue on the same route.  We watched the Reaction ferry in action, where the captain made a couple of deep oar strokes then let the current and the attached fixed wires carry the boat effortlessly across the river.  We decided to continue on our planned route soon reaching the outskirts of Regensburg where we detoured via the tourist office and the supermarket before heading to our accommodation. 

We had time to relax before heading out again to meet G who was catching the train from Vienna, having flown in the day before.  We positioned ourselves on the platform ready to help get the hire bike and panniers off the train.  It was so lovely to see G again and after a quick ride home, we settled down for dinner.  

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