Hotel Villa Geyerswoerth Bamberg

... was also a restaurant doing business as a restaurant since 1365. Are you kidding me?

Bamberg was spared from a bombing raid during WW ll due to a heavy fog. Their patron saint is now one who controls fog.

There are 9 breweries in this small town. 2 of which feature a "smoked" beer. History has it that there was fire ...

... The New Palace contained a huge rose garden and had a great view of the city. During our free time Jack, Suzanne and I wandered around town admiring the architecture. We stopped at a snack shop where I had a large soft pretzel and Coke for only 1.69 euros. Cheapest purchase I’ve made yet. Usually a Coke costs at least 2 euros ($3).
We were back on ship for a late lunch and passed time watching the countryside slide by and going through locks.

Our train ride up to Bamberg, in Bavaria, was one of the most frustrating yet. We got on the train just fine in Munich and had to switch over in Nurnberg. Our first train was running behind so we missed our connection by a few minutes. So we waited for an hour on the correct platform (according to the computer) for the next connecting train. That time came and went. Ticked off, we went down to the service counter and they said the ...

So today I woke up showered and had a salami sandwich for breakfast and Reena showed me a book about a very famous Opera house in Bayreuth. She said I can look through the pictures and see the inside as we will drive by it and look at the outside on the way to the train station. After talking a little over breakfast we went and toured the main city center for about 45 min before my train left ...

... quite a few of the Germans with all their dancing.

Top of our pool, we faced tougher teams on Sunday. Our first game was hard fought, but we could seem to get past their zone and we were beaten quite handily. Another tough game faced us next when we played against the Italians, who had even less players than us, but were quite athletic. After being up most of the game, we let them score ...

... are! I have said it before and have to say it again, the free stops in Germany are even better than the majority of other free sites and camp sites we have stayed at, I can't believe the standard of facilities you get for free, great views, great locations, clean usable facilities. We even have managed to get electricity for the van for one euro a night! So thats basically all you get from camping with everything minus showers, so again thats ...

16th June Bamberg Finally I might be getting up to date. We don't always have internet access when travelling thought the canal, lost within the locks. The bridges are so low, the top deck is out of bounds, the railings are taken down, the deck chairs folded up, and the Captain's wheelhouse operates on a hydraulic system, and is lowered accordingly. Only his head pops up at times, no wonder he is short and bald!! This town of Bamberg ...

... that there would be a train leaving for Bamberg in an hour. This was not true. We dragged our luggage several kilometres back to platform 13 where some friendly Germans told us that the trains to Bamberg were, in fact, cancelled but that we could get to our destination by travelling in the opposite direction, alighting at Rothendorf and then catching another train back to Bamberg. Once we reached Bamberg Margaret insisted that we take a taxi to our hotel. Although this ...

... back to her apartment. We drank our bottle of German blueberry wine, cut Beth's hair, and chatted some more. So, it's Beth again...it's good to give you a different account of the adventures here. :) Plus, I was too lazy to type out all the same things....We had a fabulous day driving around the coutryside, and doing touristy things. (While trying not to look like a tourist!) I'll add some photos...however not all. We ended up taking lots o' photos over the three days...

... up (like all :P) in bamberg weird building... I took my breakfast last and manage to join the group for kayaking. We went with a little group of about 12 and prepared for our ride on a dry day. Finally the tour has took a long 3h, where some water entered the kayak and was cold... brrrrrrr By the end of the tour eventhough the most impressive was at the end passing the downtown center we were mostly all tired of the ride! It was great but damnly cold ...