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Medieval Regensburg and Bockbier
... to be the only patron for the daily tour - my own private guide to bombard with questions. During the Holy Roman Empire, the emperor and representatives throughout the empire would gather at assemblies called Imperial Diets which lasted for months at a time with years in between. Regensburg hosted an Imperial Diet for the first time in 976, but not again until 1532 when it began to be a fairly common ...
Nuremberg and World War II
... populations to the attempts to assassinate Hitler, and on to the Nuremberg trials after the War. There were many movie clips using original footage, which were extremely interesting. The final display featured rail-like lights going off into the distance, with the names of hundreds of thousands of people sent to concentration camps on small cards scattered along the rails. We arrived back to the ship about 5:30 p.m.
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Regensburg, Germany
... ornate with huge numbers of carvings and really lovely stained glass windows, each of which tells a story.
We stopped at a very old restaurant which sells local sausages, and shared a plate of 6 small tasty sausages with sauerkraut. After lunch we explored some of the stores in town, and enjoyed a demonstration of cuckoo clocks. We learned about the start of cuckoo clocks, about how the weights are used, and about some of the typical figures shown on cuckoo ...
Regensburg, Germany
... bridge that dates back to 1146. Regensburg was another city trading in spices, silks, etc. just like Nuremburg and other towns located on the river. We walked by the Wurstkuche--oldest restaurant in Germany, an imperial residence on the river, old city hall, and the cathedral. Lots of shopping streets, but to no avail for Jill--she is looking for a photo album with German logo to place her photos when she gets home (not sure how she plans to get all the gifts back ...
Swarovski then North
When we got up we could see it had rained and the clouds were low. We thought we might just head out as most of the town would be closed down because it was Sunday. We went down to breakfast and met some Ozzies in the elevator and ended up sitting with them for breakfast. A couple of teachers on "long-service leave" travelling with their 24 yr. old daughter. The daughter, Zoe, had been to europe before while on ed. Exchange while studying Chem. Engineering. She planned ...