We were part of this crowd, funneling into an increasingly narrow street in historic Passau, Germany. Despite how it looks, that's NOT a vanishing point at the ned, and It wasn't quite as tight as it looked!
Nearby, another Passau site: the marks on the City Hall (Rathaus) that show the heights the Danube has risen to in its occasional floods. If you click to take a closer look, you'll see that while 1501 is still the champ, the list shows a tendency toward higher and more often in recent years—in part a result of the river's increasingly channeled flow and dam system.
And here, since Gumbo likes puzzles, is a picture of the Veste Oberhaus, one of the oldest fortifications along the river; its oldest parts date to the 12th and 13th centuries. The puzzle: There was a major rebuilding in 1499, and the date was inscribed on the facade—but why doesn't it look at all like 1499?
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