We move on to Regensburg
24 декабря 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
This was a really nice city. A lovely blend of old and new with all the old well restored and preserved. Featured the oldest stone bridge crossing he Danube and the oldest sausage sizzle shop on theЧитать далее
Passing through a lock - The Approach
25 декабря 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
The lock system is an amazing piece of engineering. It consists of 16 rising locks from Budapest up to the European watershed, another 16 locks to cross the watershed and then 34 descending locks fromЧитать далее
The Descent
25 декабря 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
This was one of the deepest locks we passed through having a fall of 25 m. There were three of these 25 metre locks in a row. As the water level drops the water is stored in massive tanks at the side,Читать далее
The Lock Exit
25 декабря 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
The next city is Nuremberg
25 декабря 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Most famous for its WWII associations is Nuremberg but our days visit left on Christmas Day left recollections of a fascinating and beautiful old city. The first stop off was the site of HitlersЧитать далее
The Rebuilt Old City
25 декабря 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Bamberg
26 декабря 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
There wasn’t a lot to see at Bemberg. It is a very old town but doesn’t have a castle or any other major attraction. We wandered around the town and there were some interesting buildings whichЧитать далее
Wertheim
28 декабря 2017 г., Германия ⋅ 🌧 3 °C
This is again a medieval city with many buildings made with the timber frame and straw/mud and plaster infill. The tower was on quite a lean, it was formerly used as a goal for drunkard men andЧитать далее
Wertheim II
28 декабря 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
There was a quite large castle here however it has deteriorated somewhat as some roofs have fallen in. The guide said it is often used for weddings and such functions. We didn’t go up to it as itЧитать далее
Frankfurt, the City
29 декабря 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Not Actually a very large city by European standards. It has approximately 700,000 population. That however, does swell to between 1.2 and 1.3 million each day as workers from the surrounding townsЧитать далее
Frankfurt, an Unscheduled Port.
29 декабря 2017 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Over this part of the trip we experienced many interruptions to the planned itinerary. They were due to several unforeseen complications. First of which was high water levels due to the large volumeЧитать далее





































































