Three Rivers City

No, we're not going to Pittsburgh.  Passau, our first stop in Germany, is known as "The Three Rivers City" according to the town web site.  It's located at the confluence of the Danube, the Inn, and the Ilz.

Dom St. Stephan, or St. Steven's Cathedral, was built by Italian architect Carlo Lurago in the Italian Baroque style, after a fire that destroyed much of the city in the 17th century.  St. Steven's claims to have the world's largest cathedral organ with 17,974 organ pipes, 233 stops, and 4 carillons.

Fires in the 17th century and floods in the 21st.  You may remember my June 24th posting about the floods (here).  Passau was up and welcoming tourists within weeks and things are pretty much back to normal for visitors.

You can read more about Passau on the town web site.