The Danube or die Donau, is a river that starts from The Black Forest and ends in the Black Sea near Ukraine. It flows outside our hotel in Beuron in south Germany and we could hear it from our room.
We woke up to this sunny morning and there were two fisherman in the river. As you can see the water is shallow as there hadn't been much rain. We were going canoeing that day and it was lucky it wasn't called off because of low water levels.
Us in our canoe. It was a fun ride especially in the fast parts where the river narrows. I loved being surrounded by tall, almost overhanging tress. I was breathing in the wilderness and serenity.
The part where we had to get out and carry the canoe past a weir. It was pretty, yet disastrous if we missed the sign to hop out!
After four hours of paddling, we reached our destination. We went in for a quick dip and I mean super quick because the water was freezing. Plus the current was strong and we might get carried off down the river.
I took a picture of a nearby wheat field. Our German friends didn't seem to be interested but I'm a long time city slicker. This is where the flour comes from!
Afterwards we visited Sigmaringen. There's a beautiful castle and typical of most towns in the area, the Danube runs along side it.
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