May 3, 2018
Day 7 - Passau to Aidenbach
Is it possible to have so many days in a row with good weather? The predicted rain for today didn't happen, it was just a perfect day.
The hotel breakfast is excellent, and for a reasonable price. The breakfast room itself is wonderful with ornate glass candelabras and beautiful examples of fine glass on exhibit.
The weather is good, the breakfast is good, but the route I had planned for today is not good. But first we have about 25 kilometers along the Danube, the same kilometers we pedaled yesterday, before we get to the turn off for the Vils Bike Path. The bike path leaving, or entering, Passau isn't particularly good. It's not always well signposted and there are some parts that are a bit tricky. Considering what a popular bike path this is and how much tourism it brings to the city, I was expecting it to be a little better cared for.
Once we get out of the outskirts of Passau, we are fine. We are on the same path as yesterday but the path always will look different going in the other direction. Today it is much more enjoyable, maybe because it is the start of the day and we are fresh and well rested. Or maybe the views are nicer from this direction, who knows.
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At Vilshofen we cross the Danube and follow my route up, and up, and up - and very steep. We can no longer pedal our e-bikes in the lowest gear and the highest level of assist. If you look at the map and profile at the bottom of the page, you will see what I mean. And those bikes are heavy. I can hardly push mine. Janos to the rescue. Why on earth did I plan the route on this road? I can no longer remember, but I must have had a reason. To get back down, yes down, to the Vils Bike Path we have some rough trails. Eventually, we get where we want to be. At home, I looked at my notes and saw that there was some sort of church up there. Which I had forgotten about when we got there!
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We might have missed the first church of the day - but there is another one on the agenda. Abbey Aldersbach has one of the finest of the baroque churches we have visited. We are disappointed to see that it is being renovated and much of the interior is hidden behind scaffolding. But the abbey is also known for its beer. Brewing was first recorded in the monastery in 1268. The abbey brewery passed in 1811 into the hands of Johann Adam von Aretin, whose family still own it as the Brauerei Aldersbach.
It's too early for a beer, too bad.
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Our hotel is another 5 km down the road. We are at Hotel Leonardo, and the hotel restaurant is Italian. I have pizza and an Aldersbach beer.
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Today's ride: 42 km (26 miles)
Total: 303 km (188 miles)
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You couldn’t even make it up with an e-assist? I think we’re going to try one of these out, btw. There is an organization that runs e-bike tours of Meteora that we’re considering, mostly because it’s a way to have a guide along to explain what we’re seeing.
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