Regensburg: We Give Up!

It wasn't late, but we were really tired. We're getting old, I guess. After a bit more wandering around, just missing the Roman gate by a few blocks, we decided to give up and eat, then head back.

We had pizza in a restaurant that was half pizza place- half Mexican. We ordered one pizza and split it, then realized everyone else was ordering one for themselves. It was thin crust, but pretty big, so I don't know how they did it. We also saw someone eating hard shelled tacos with a knife and fork, but this is Europe, so-- I felt bad about being skimpy with the food so we split some sort of chocolate cake/ ice cream dessert. Then I remembered you didn't really tip here, so I didn't feel as bad. It wasn't like our cheap dinner was ripping of our server's take home pay. No pictures, because we all know what pizza and ice cream look like.

I really wanted to see some Roman ruins. I had been in Rome before, so I have no idea why I was so insistent on it. So we looked on the way to the train. By the time we found them, it was really dark. The pictures were less than good, but I threw one it at the end.

We found the train station, and waited for our train. The station, which was attached to a mall, was packed. The train was running late. We watched the teenagers walking back and forth to the mall. We watched people showing up in traditional trachten for the festival-- mostly young people, as we saw the previous weekend, all dressed up and looked sharp. Then, we saw the people returning home from soccer matches, including a father and his little girl all decked out in Bayern Munich gear. I promise, I DID NOT SAY ANYTHING. I put my hand over my mouth and engaged in no hooliganism whatsoever. At least they weren't Barcelona fans. I'd be in jail.

Finally, our train was announced. The platform was packed. The train was packed. We were lucky to get seats. There were some people mouthing off back and forth, and when we all got off in Nuremberg, they were squaring off to fight, but we kept on walking.

It was a relief to get back to the apartment. All in all, a good day. I only regret giving both places we visiting not enough time.Read more