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Medieval Regensburg and Bockbier
... and Catholics. It was also here that they met during the Thirty Years War.
The tour continues down into the torture chambers and prison cells. Between the 1530s and 1770s, the assembly agreed upon torture techniques to gain confessions. If at least 2 witnesses were lacking, a confession was required for a capital crime (e.g., murder, treason). The torture chamber is still in tact, with ...
Nuremberg and World War II
This morning we went through several locks on the Main-Danube Canal, which has 16 locks in total and which allows ships to now travel from Rotterdam to the Black Sea. The canal was only completed in 1992, after numerous attempts dating back to Charlemagne. We went through the tallest lock at Leerstetten, which is 8 stories high, with our ship starting at the top and descending until we were level with the next part of the ...
Regensburg, Germany
Our stop today was in the medieval city of Regensburg, which suffered little damage during World War II and so is a wonderful example of 11th to 17th century architecture. We met our guide Helmut at about 10 a.m. and headed off with him along the river bank to the 12th century stone bridge which still serves pedestrian traffic. It was used by buses until only a few years ago, and has withstood numerous floods which have sometimes risen as high as the roadbed. The design of ...
Regensburg, Germany
I have included a photo of the boat in a lock with the beautiful changing trees on shore. Going through the lock is like traveling on a very slow elevator, up or down depending on which side of the continental divide you are on. We went through an eighty foot lock last night--felt like we were ascending from the depths of hell since the boat fits very tightly In the lock and the walls are only inches away. Right before dinner last night, we were barely able to observe ...
Regensberg
... Dom cathedral. It was packed with both local Catholics and tourist alike. The organ roared a dramatic melody that echoed off the high brick and concrete domes, followed by the youthful sound of the boys choir. The service was in German, so naturally I had a hard time understanding, but it was a good experience nonetheless.
Next we set off weaving in between the tall ...
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