D103km; 9:15-17:30
Pfilling - Deggendorf - Leitthen - Passau - Obernzell - Jochenstein
It was about 1 km before the Austrian border that we decided to stop for a 'zimmer frei' at the Danube in Jochenstein (25km east of Passau). Cycling today was not very exciting, but we remember cycling through Germany as very comfortable and pleasant where we met a lot of kind and helpful people.
We were pleasantly surprised by the length of cycling paths that we could share with the other fitness fanatics. This made the trip much more comfortable than racing on the motorways with quick Geman cars.
At first we were astonished by the size and solidity of the portions served in restaurants and the size of the beer glasses. In the meantime we noticed this is not as bad after a hard day cycling.
We found the locals most helpfull and kind till the point that we started consciously to pick the lonley places to turn the page in the guide, just to deminish the chance that someone appears from nowhere explaining us the best roads and history of the region.
And now, up to something different in Austria, like schnitzel and apfelstrudel mit sahne ;-)
