acThe last two days of biking have been amazing. We got away early Wednesday and arrived in Deggendorf in the early afternoon. We had enjoyed our "rest day" in Regensburg as it gave us a chance to explore a true Medieval city.St Peter's Cathedral sits in the center of Regensburg and the architecture is amazing with every wall of the church is stained glass . We were fortunate to arrive near noon time and attended the fifteen minute meditation which was wonderful pipe music. After seeing so many ornate churches ours at home will look rather plain. The paintings on the ceilings are works of art along with the statues , often of cherubs.
Deggendorf was a much smaller town but we again wandered in and found a beautiful church. They seem to all have an open door policy and even with all the gold around everything is untouched.

 

Yesterday we covered different terrain with vineyards off in the distance and potatoes being harvested beside our route. We also biked along with herds of sheep. I have looking for bratwurst and saurkraut since we got here and yesterday we finally found it in a famous sausage kitchen at the foot of the Old Stone bridge , one if the wonders of the world. One of the highlights of the biking is stopping late morning for a coffee and pastry. Peter thinks he has gone to dessert heaven - every town no matter how small has at least one cafe and they are full of fresh breads and rich pastries. Then every evening there is a required trip to a gelatto(icecream) stand. It's a good thing we bike hard all day and eat light on the road.