Blogs from Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe - page 3

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I could tell I was in Germany when I saw people with distinct German faces… like my mom’s nose and cheeks. I giggled to myself… remembering that my dad calls my mom a little hummel. Bahaha. I started to get a little nervous because I couldn’t get a hold of Mo. I just crossed my fingers that he was at the train station at Bamberg and I could find him! But it was so easy, he was just right at the platform! We went out for tapas and I had my first beer in Germany. I felt so much safer in Germany than in Rome… I am not sure if it was because I was with Mo or because Bamberg is a smaller town. I loved it within the first three hours. Mo set me up ... read more

Bamberg, 20.08.2011. In der Nacht von Donnerstag auf Freitag, hat es stark geregnet und ein Gewitter tobte sich über uns aus. Auch am nächsten Tag, auf dem Weg in den Thüringer Wald, regnete es immer noch. Den Thüringer Wald im Regen haben wir uns deshalb abgeschminkt und sind gleich bis Bamberg durchgefahren. Je näher wir Bamberg kamen desto sonniger wurde es. Auf dem Campingplatz (Bamberg Bug) gab es - nachdem das Wohnmobil geparkt war, erst mal ein Rauchbier und Bratwürste. Am Samstag statten wir der Stadt bei strahlendem Sonnenschein einen Besuch ab. Bamberg besitzt eine wunderschöne Altstadt, ist Weltkulturerbe, Bischofsitz und was ganz wichtig ist Geburtstort von Wolfgang Streul. Der „berühmte Bamberger“ ;-) erblickte anno 1949 hier das Licht der Welt. Da Wochenende war und die Sonne lachte bevölkerten entsprechend viele Besucher die Stadt. Morgen wollen ... read more

Bamberg Bamberg is on the Main-Danube canal. The canal is 171 km long and, with 16 locks, rises over 400 m to cross the Alps and was opened in 1992. It was only made possible by modern locks that rise up to 25 m. For an aviator our Bamberg meeting place was well named - Hotel Messerschmitt. I started with the slow walkers, but they were going to spend too long in the beer tasting, so I headed off on my own, only to meet Beth's group at the Dom. In the Dom there was a statue of a man on a horse, but no-one could remember who he was. There was much activity in the square outside the Dom with stalls (travel, parenting, anti-abortion and climate change etc.) and some musicians playing. The nearby monastery ... read more

Bamberg. Bamberg is a small town located in Bavaria Germany. It has quiet little streets, a river running through it and its pretty quiet. So why did we come here.... The answer is quite simple. It has ten breweries!!!! That’s inside the little town as well, they are apparently nearly 100 in the area surrounding it! After a train trip of about 3 and a half hrs from Munich we were in Bamberg. Our hostel was a tiny house with only three or four rooms. We luckily were staying in a room with two beds so it was private time for us! We were worried that we would be locked out because we arrived at nearly 6pm and the notes on our booking said staff weren’t always present but once we got there we found a ... read more