Date
Thursday 8th August 2019
Holy Places Visited
- Dom Sankt Peter [“Cathedral of Saint Peter”], Regensburg
- Chapel, Frengkofen
- Expositurkirche Sankt Michael [“Expositus Church of Saint Michael”], Hofdorf (exterior)
“Cathedral of Saint Peter” Cathedral Interior Cathedral Stained Glass Windows “Church of Schwabelweis” The Wooden Boat The Chapel in Frengkofen “Expositus Church of Saint Michael”
Distance Travelled
Approximately 17½ km (11 miles) by boat and approximately 14½ km (9 miles) on foot.
Route
I bought my ticket for a boat trip downstream on the Danube, to the village of Bach, having a nice chat with Antonia in the ticket office about the pilgrimage. I had time to quickly visit Regensburg’s grand Cathedral before embarking on the old-fashioned wooden boat along the river.
After passing the Walhalla landmark I disembarked in Bach and walked on eastwards beside the Danube, visiting the chapel in the village of Frengkofen and generally following the walking and cycling route called the Donau Panoramaweg [“Danube Panorama Way”]. I passed the town of Wörth an der Donau [“Wörth on the Danube”] and the village of Tiefenthal before reaching my accommodation in the village of Hofdorf.
Nearby was a church dedicated to the Archangel Michael. That evening I got chatting to Steve, a musician who was very supportive of the peace pilgrimage.
The equivalent carbon dioxide (CO₂e) emissions from the boat trip have been offset.