Regensburg Sausages and Beer

Tues may 1st Regensburg

Day 7 on our escapade found us cruising Up the Danube on a misty morning , the water reflected the surrounding countryside perfectly and we were able to get some splendid photos that we will be able to bore all those back home with.

We arrived in Regensburg mid morning and we opted not to take part in the guided tour but to explore the town on our own , we had docked in the centre of the village so it was an easy walk in .
It was the first of May and the town was celebrating "May Day" with loads of locals enjoying the unusually warm weather in cafes and bier gardens .We found our way into the cathedral and all agreed that the stained glass windows were the nicest we have seen so far. The cathedral dates back to 1250 but took some 600 years to complete.

Due to the public holiday all the shops were shut which was a shame as Crackers saw a nice leather jacket that he would of bought had the shop been open "actually"

There is a medieval bridge crossing the river that was built around 1135 Ad and this was covered in tourist taking photos of the river. The bridge is a remarkable structure that has stood the test of time and the floods the the Danube is known for.

Adjacent to the bridge stands the oldest "wurst kitchen " in Germany. Here we had traditional sausages and sauerkraut along with some beer. While there we met three groups of Germans all with varying English skills ranging from hardly able to quite good but with beer as the translator we were able to communicate no problems (Prost ,Cheers Salute)

This evening on the boat we were entertained by a Bavarian musician who played several instruments and sported a large moustache, I got dragged up on to the stage and had to play a Lagerphone whilst wearing a strange hat all to the delight of our fellow travelers

As I am writing this entry we are descending 25 metres into the first of the down hill locks , we passed the highest point of our trip 1320 ft above sea level during breakfast this is marked by a concrete wall with "I LOVE YOU " written on it in Graffiti . We are at the halfway point on the cruise section of the holiday we are all enjoying it immensely .
The talk at the breakfast is starting to take the direction of further cruises in Europe.
More later.