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Published: June 30th 2015
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Regensburg
The city seen from the footbridge over the Donau. Saturday 27 June 2015
Today we say goodbye to our host in Weissbach and leave the Alps. We are heading north to Regensburg, an historic city in Northern Bavaria. Just as we pack the car and get ready to leave the first drops of rain start to fall. It looks like a wet drive north.
Our friend Polly is determined to have us racing along the autobahn at some incredible speed through Munich to Regensburg. We notice a highway that takes a more direct route through some interesting countryside but at a much slower pace. So we confuse Polly and plot some rather insignificant places into the GPS so that we stay on B15 all the way.
The first part of the trip along the autobahn goes quickly. We notice heavy traffic going the other way and wonder where they are off to. Is it weekend holiday traffic, a big sporting event, or have they read our blog and are heading for Berchtesgaden. We soon join the B15 and leave a lot of traffic behind. Some of the towns, such as Rosenheim, we drive through have markets set up in the town squares. It was rather too wet
Regensburg
One of many towers, similar to Tuscany. for us to stop but these markets are a feature throughout Europe.
The drive is through undulating hill country with a lot of farming. The cows, as usual, are all inside and the grass is looking lush. Corn is well advanced, unlike the corn we saw in Brittany some weeks ago.
We have had trouble identifying the names of supermarkets except for the real budget ones like Lidl and Aldi. These shops have a limited variety of goods and we prefer the larger chains. Today we discovered Tinkelman's. The shop was open but there was hardly anyone shopping. We soon had our supplies, including a replacement can of hairspray. A nice German Airport Security officer who confiscated the hairspray now has the best looking hairstyle in Memmingen. Perhaps not, it probably ended up in the "Confiscated items" bin.
As we approached Regensburg the weather cleared. We took the opportunity of a quick sightseeing visit before checking in to our hotel for the night. This city's history goes back to Roman times. Lonely Planet writes that it doesn't get the mobs of tourists like other cities. The medieval centre is largely intact as it did not suffer during
Regensburg
Gateway to the famous stone bridge. WWII. Wandering through the narrow streets we arrived at Dom St Peter in time to see a German-Indian wedding party emerge from the cathedral. The last time we saw the Donau it was very narrow. Here in Regensburg it has grown somewhat larger with riverboats lining the banks. The city has an historic stone bridge, which for many years, was the only solid crossing along the entire Donau (Danube). Today it is closed for restoration, a pity. After a delicious ice cream it was time to check in to the hotel and prepare for the Regensburg-Dresden Grand Prix in the morning. Early evening we were entertained by a small thunder and lightning show. Perhaps tomorrow will be clear. Need a dry track for the Grand Prix.
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