Regensburg, Germany

We are currently sailing on the Main-Danube Canal and will be going under 400 bridges and lots of locks for the next 100 miles until we meet up with the Main River. The top deck will be closed for 4 days. They had to take down all the furniture and sun deck cover because of the low height of some of the bridges which can be as little as an inch clearance!

Regensburg is in the Bavarian state of Germany and was founded by the Romans in 179 A.D. It is the best preserved medieval city in Germany and was untouched by World War II. The city is located on the Danube where there is a stone bridge with 16 arches that dates back to the 12th century. Dom St Peter or Regensburg Cathedral is a Gothic church that has existed since 700 AD though it had to be rebuilt in 1320 due to fire. Everywhere you look in the cathedral you see spectacular stained glass windows with most from the 14th century. Throughout our walk we saw lots of architecture from the 11th to the 13th century, especially Gothic.

Sue and I fell in love with Old Town Regensburg and its cobblestone lanes, colorful buildings, architecture and many cute shops. We decided to stay there for the rest of the day. We covered almost 7 miles on foot!

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