Archive for: July 2007

This morning we arrived in Passau, where the rivers Inn and Ilz join the Danube. You had a choice of staying back in Passau where you could do a walking tour of town, followed by a scenic cruise from Passau …

After lunch, we departed for our excursion to Weltenburg Abbey. The cruise down the Gorge is done on a smaller tour boat as the waters are quite shallow in some parts. The landscape was beautiful and we all crowded …

This morning we started off with a walking tour of Regensburg, one of Germany’s best preserved medieval cities.  Regensburg has many mediaeval buildings that survived the war and its patricians’ houses are famous in Germany. This …

Our first stop this morning was the Zeppelin Field. The Zeppelin Field was constructed to provide a large area for Nazi political rallies and mass parades.  Participants in rallies numbered up to 100,000 with such large numbers being …

Bamberg’s fascinating historical townscape has developed over more than a 1,000 years. At the centre of this world heritage town is the largest preserved old quarter in Europe. Around 2,400 listed buildings and the centuries-old garden quarter make …

After lunch, we were transferred by coach to downtown Bamberg. Bamberg is a beautifully preserved old town situated on an open plain on the Regnitz River, 3km above its junction with the Main River. Like Rome, Bamberg was …

After a night of rumbling through seven locks, an 8:15 a.m. didn’t please me.  It would have helped if they had espresso coffee to give me a shot, but no such luck.  This was one of the negatives …

After a great visit of Wertheim, we set sail and for the rest of the afternoon we cruised through the sunny valleys of the meandering Main.  This afternoon, the tour director gave an educational talk about the Lock …

Wertheim is a romantic medieval town, situated at the junction where the Tauber River flows into the Main River and is the other town famous for its beautiful wooden houses.  Apart from its idyllic location in the Spessart …

Today we visit two charming towns which are known for their beautiful wooden framed houses. Our first stop was Miltenberg, a town which dates back to the medieval period.  In the town, you will see two 14th century …