Passau & Cesky Krumlov

In March we decided to check out a town called Passau on the Austrian border that we had seen some pictures of a while back. We hadn't talked to anyone who had actually visited there which surprised us because it was a gorgeous town that sits on the Danube, Inn and Ilk rivers. All three rivers actually converge there so it is almost like a little peninsula. We really enjoyed our day there and would love an excuse to go back. We first checked out the castle fortress built above the town with excellent views. Then we drove down to the town and took a boat ride on the rivers. Afterward we enjoyed walking around the town and found a great park for the kids to play in at the end of the peninsula. Passau is really a hidden gem, we loved this little town.

Where the 3 rivers converge- you can actually see that they are 3 different colors.

View of Passau from the castle fortress

View of the castle from the river

Beautiful, ornate cathedral in the town


From Passau we drove into the Czech Republic to visit an adorable little town called Cesky Krumlov. We stayed in a pension just about a kilometer away from the castle there (every town has a castle) although this castle was complete with a moat that included a bear that lived in it. This little town has a river that encircles it that you can actually paddleboat on- unfortunately we were too early in the season to rent a boat. We enjoyed climbing the castle tower for a view of the city and walked down into the town to explore a little bit. It's so interesting how you can drive 30 minutes into another country's borders and get a completely different feel.

The cute little pension we stayed in, our room had the 3 windows on the second story.

View of the town from the castle


The top of the tower

The castle fortress from below

This is the bear that lives in the moat.

Another pretty view