Kelheim

We had some time before the bus, so made a quick round of the area by the docks. Not enough time to really walk into town, or the trail, or up to Liberation Hall, but just to get a little more sightseeing in. There was a war memorial, something we're finding in a lot of towns. We passed the entrance lock of the Ludwig Donau Main Kanal, a canal which once connected Kelheim (and through that Regensburg) to Bamberg via Nuremberg. It was mostly obsolete by World War II, and today, only two portions are navigable. In fact, the portion between Nuremberg and Bamberg were paved over to make a highway.

It's a very pretty area, and we wish we had more time here. In the future, we could easily explore for a few days, up the Altmühl and Danube, and back into the hills.Read more