Since November my workload has suddenly picked up a lot, but I still could not resist the temptation to sneak out for a day trip. So I happily accepted the invitation from a friend to visit her in Passau and went there with a couple of other guys. This friend of mine has visited me back in June and has now started studying at the University of Passau. 十一月以來，工作應接不暇，但十二月初還是應了一個德國朋友之邀，忙裡愉閒跟另兩個朋友到巴伐利亞州東部城市帕紹 (Passau) 遊玩一天。這個德國朋友， 六月 曾來探訪，今年秋天起到帕紹唸大學。 Passau is also known as the City of Three Rivers, and is physically located at the tip of a peninsula where the three rivers meet, namely the Danube, the Inn (which flows through many places including Innsbruck ) and the Ilz. The Danube lies north of the peninsula, with a narrower surface, stronger current but fortunately a deeper river bed which makes the river more suitable for shipping. 帕紹又稱三河之城，城理上位處一個半島的尖端，尖端處是三條河匯流的地方 —— 計有多瑙河（ Danube ）、茵河（ Inn ，上游流經多個城市包括茵斯布魯克 Innsbruck ）及伊爾茨河 （ Ilz ） 。半島北面的多瑙河，河面較窄，水流較急，但勝在河床較深，所以較適合大型的船隻通過。 From the