2 Days in Regensburg

Two busy full days in Regensburg, very relaxing with much to see & fine sunny weather. Tomorrow we take a train 300 klms to Stuttgart. We had always planned this part of the journey to be by train, as we have a lot of distance to cover. The boys are planning on checking out the both the Mercedes & Porche museum. The 2 days in Regensburg is a pictorial below. There may seem to be a lot of pictures but only a fraction of what we have seen is shown. We have only cycled 41 klms since we arrived here, to various venues, but hopefully we can still remember how to ride when the journey proper continues out of Stuttgart.

 

A barge just exiting a lock on the bypass canal of the Danube.

 

 

Its a tight fit for this boat entering the lock from upstream & needs careful aim.

 

View from the window of our room, as 2 barges pass going in opposite directions.

 

This barge is 220 metres long. It must be fun getting around bends in the river.

 

Another bridge with many lovers locks, but do you notice the difference between these & the ones in Paris that are knotted in great rusty clumps. In Germany things are done in an orderly fashion.

 

The stone bridge from the 1100s was not accessible on this trip as it was under repair.

 

 

A piece of Roman wall from the first century AD. The structure above is currently under repair.

 

A fourteenth century floor showing some early signs of wear.

 

The old Rathause, now a tourist information centre.

 

 

Everyone has window boxes. These people like purple.

 

 

A 12th century tower .

 

Yvonne has another cooling drink to wash down some bratwurst & sauerkraut.

 

 

A 10 klm ride out of town took us to Valhalla. a memorial built by King Ludwig in the Roman style. So you do not need to go to Greece to see the famous Roman ruins, since you can see an enormous completely intact version here in Germany & of course being in Germany it is perfectly maintained in 'as new' condition.

 

View out over the Danube from the steps of Valhalla.

 

 

The incredible massive & imposing front of Valhalla.

 

A lovely marble full sized angel beautifully carved, one of hundreds of sculptures in Valhalla.

 

 

Part of the inside, built in stunning pink marble.

 

The gang sits on the steps of Valhalla & take in the view.

 

Looking back toward Regensburg.

 

 

The imposing steps leading up to the monument.

 

 

A little strange , this is the inside of a cathedral that is now used as a museum.

In the foreground, a sarcophagus, in the back ground some large 15th century stone sculptures & then, WTF are 3 half motorbikes doing here ??????