Date Friday 2nd August 2019 Holy Places Visited Kirche Sankt Michael [“Church of Saint Michael”], Kelheim Franziskanerkirche [“Franciscan [Abbey] Church”], Kelheim Ottokapelle [“Otto’s Chapel”], Kelheim (exterior) Distance Travelled Not applicable (stayed in Kelheim) Route Spent the day in the town of Kelheim, where the Rhein-Main-Donau-Kanal joins the Donau (Danube) River. I walked over to the …
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Day 192: Riedenburg to Kloster Weltenburg and Kelheim
Date Thursday 1st August 2019 Holy Places Visited Church, Riedenburg Mariä Himmelfahrt Kirche [“Mary’s Assumption Church”], Kelheim Ottokapelle [“Otto’s Chapel”], Kelheim (exterior) Kloster Weltenburg [“Monastery of Weltenburg”], near Kelheim Distance Travelled Approximately 24½ km (15 miles) on boats and approximately 5 km (3 miles) on foot. Route After visiting Riedenburg’s church, I caught a boat …
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Day 191: Töging to Riedenburg
Date Wednesday 31st July 2019 Holy Places Visited Pfarrkirche Sankt Bartholomäus [“Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew”], Töging Die Predigtkapelle [“The Preaching Chapel”], Griesstetten Wallfahrtskirche – Zu den drei “Elenden Heiligen” [“Pilgrimage Church – To the Three “Foreign Saints””], Griesstetten Church, Harlanden Church, Riedenburg (exterior) Distance Travelled Approximately 15 km (9½ miles) Route Crossing the Altmühl …
Day 190: Töging
Date Tuesday 30th July 2019 Holy Places Visited Pfarrkirche Sankt Bartholomäus [“Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew”], Töging Distance Travelled Not applicable (stayed in Töging) Route I stayed in Töging for the day and revisited the local parish church dedicated to Saint Bartholomew. The external sign explained that it was the site of a chapel from …
Day 189: Plankstetten to Töging
Date Monday 29th July 2019 Holy Places Visited Benediktinerabtei Plankstetten [“Benedictine Abbey of Plankstetten”], Plankstetten Pfarrkirche Sankt Bartholomäus [“Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew”], Töging Distance Travelled Approximately 11½ km (7 miles) Route After joining the morning service in the Abbey Church, I walked on, again besides the Rhein-Main-Donau-Kanal, following it downstream towards the Donau (Danube) …
Days 187 & 188: Plankstetten
Date Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th July Holy Places Visited Benediktinerabtei Plankstetten [“Benedictine Abbey of Plankstetten”], Plankstetten Distance Travelled Not applicable (stayed in Plankstetten) Route On a rainy Saturday morning I joined the morning service in the Abbey Church and spent the remainder of the day resting. On Sunday morning I joined the 7am Koventamt …
Day 186: Mühlhausen to Plankstetten
Date Friday 26th July 2019 Holy Places Visited Erlöserkirche [“Saviour Church”], Berching (exterior) Benediktinerabtei Plankstetten [“Benedictine Abbey of Plankstetten”], Plankstetten Distance Travelled Approximately 12 km (7½ miles) Route I headed southwards out of Mühlhausen, towards the village of Berching. On the way I passed one of the biggest solar farms I have ever seen, which …