Today, we are leaving the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal and entering one of the Danube tributaries near Regensberg. Last night we went "over the mountain" of the canal at1330 feet above sea level. So, today we're going down in all of the locks, and they are VERY big ones. Tomorrow, we'll be past the low bridges, so they'll open our sun deck again. Even though we've been through lots of them, the locks are still fascinating to me. Regensberg, like every other place we've visited, was extremely interesting. Built over 1000 years ago by the Romans, it survived WWII without any bombing, so all the old structures were preserved. The Cathedal of St. Peter existed since 700 AD, but the current church was completed in 1320. We Americans are amazed when something is 250 years ago, so it's
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