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22 July 2013 It's a short while after we had been in Prague and Cesky Krumlov . Again, a day with sunshine and beautiful scenery.  We were out for Kelheim and the nearby spots:  Befreiungshalle , Danube Gorge and Weltenburg Abbey .  Check out the Befreiungshalle here.  Let me show you the scenic walk along the river Danube , the spectacular white rock and the massive Weltenburg Kloster . We started the walk from Kelheim along Danube around 12 at noon. It is a path alternate with sunshine and shade, rewarding with calm natural beauty. You can choose to take a cruise right at the beginning.  But I would still like to walk one way and return with a cruise.  For walking, you can stroll slowly, enjoy the breeze and sweat, climb up higher to have a panoramic view of the surrounding and the Weltenburg Abbey.  Superb! We took a detour, walking up a hill.  Ah ha, no obvious route to anywhere else.  But my family Heim was so ...

It was a sunny Monday, 22 July.  Fritz drove us from Katzwang to Kelheim , a town in Bavaria , situated at the confluence of two rivers, Altmühl and Danube .  We visited the town and two most spectacular spots: Befreiungshalle and Kloster Weltenburg   (Abbey). Befreiungshalle is a classical monument ordered by Ludwig I to memorise the victory of the battles against Napoleon , also called the battle of Leipzig , dated 1813-1815. The exterior façade is crowned 18 colossal statues as allegories of German tribes .  The number 18 also denotes the date that the troops of Napoleon were defeated. Inside are 34 white marble victories , holding hands symbolizing celebrating peace, joy, unification.  Grounded in the centre is a dictum: MOECHTEN DIE TEUTSCHEN NIE VERGESSEN WAS DEN EFREIUNGSKAMPF NOTHWENDIG MACHTE UND WODURCH SIE GESIEGT. translated into May the Germans never forget what made necessary the Struggle for Freedom and ...