Blogs from Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe - page 7

with 2 friend of mine.... we should do this again!!!... read more

hellloo! firstly, sorry that my travel pace isn't allowing me to keep up to date with happenings. secondly, i just deleted this entry and am attempting a stubborn re write.. how evil are computers! I'm back in Kötzersricht with my family and sleeping off the lag of a wild week (feels like 2) of roaming through Germany, into Czech Republic and France! Once again i realise how tiny Europe is in comparison to the massive Australia.. one can drive to France in an hour to be misunderstood and misunderstand the people living on the other side of the invisible border. A quick review; Prague splendid blend of baroque, gothick and art nouveau architecture as rich with stories and legends of the time of creation, as detail and originality. the argentinian body guards: sociologist and architect, victims ... read more

It's just before midday in a frosty Amberg. I'm sitting opposite a concentrated Raphaela while she crams details of Public Law at her dining room table. Outside a beautiful winter's day is unfolding. The weather the last few days has been spectacular: frost on the grass and on the remaining leaves of bushes and trees, clearest of clear skies, a low lying sun to create that perfect winter lighting.. just gorgeous. Unfortunately the icy winter gail doesn't allow for lengthy periods outside unless you're power walking. Since most of my walks have been with Oma or cousins' kiddlets the pace has determined a very thick coating of winter apparel. So, when the australian girl leaves the house she must apply layer and layer (not of sunscreen this time) of clothing items.. my double coating of beanies ... read more

Hi everyone!! Finaly I have foudn some time to write for you all!! Now it is just a matter of where to start. So many things can happen in just three days, in my journal I wrote at least nineteen pages, and I honestly have not done much here yet! So where to start. I guess the gbegenning sounds good enough to me! The plane flight was a bit exciting, it started off rough and didn't let off the entire time. When my mother and father dropped me off at the airport they dropped me off at the international terminals... So I sat there for a while, then I got this reallz bad feeling that I was in the wrong place (this feeling saved me from having to book a new flight several times!!) So I ... read more

I decided to ride up the river for 30-40 kms to visit Weltenburg, which has the world's oldest monastic brewery founded in 1058 and an over the top Baroque decorated church dated 1716. It is set on a remote, somewhat inaccessable part of the river with high limestone cliffs and forest on either side. I cycled along the river on extremely well maintained paths along with other cyclists and the odd rollerblader- some of whom are in their middle to late age. It is still strange for me to see older people cycling everywhere. I headed to Kelheim which is the point where the Danube becomes really navigatable. I took the boat to Weltenburg to see the high narrow limestone sides of the river, rather than ride over the hill. It was Sunday and the crowds ... read more