Bamberg, Kitzingen and Wurzburg

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Geo: 49.7411, 10.1656

Short video of our minstrel entertainers last night. Surprisingly our Wi-Fi upload speed is a creditable 1.5Mb/sec, download a miserable 0.5Mb/s, with frequent drop outs.

Kitzingen is another pretty Franconian medieval town that claims to have one of the oldest cellars in Europe. The nuns first made wine here in the year 745 and our wine tasting was in a cellar dated 1138 (or thereabouts). The town is struggling economically since 20,000 US troops pulled out and APT have dealt with the council to build their own dock here.

Visited the Wurzburg Residenz (palace) this avo. We were told that this and the Cologne Cathedral are the two most important sights in Germany. The palace is a smaller version of Versailles, but more ornate and the 1752 ceiling fresco in the grand staircase is a masterpiece. Unfortunately there were many rules in this palace, "no photos" being strictly enforced. Sadly they had also run out of PAL DVDs, so we have no visual record of our visit.

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Photos

Kitzingen wine cellar
Very nice wines but not exported, only available locally. We learnt that in Europe, only this region and Portugal are allowed to use the "Mateus Rose" shaped bottle.

Kitzingen
Town Hall and original watch tower, dating from the 12th©.

Wurzburg Residenz
Versailles-like palace of 360 rooms. The main central part is mostly original, the wings were damaged in the 17 minute bombing raid in Mar 45, that pretty much destroyed the city.

Wurzburg market
Very fine gluvien and waffles at a market stall, €2 deposit per mug.

Comments

[Vera]

The weather is looking rather cool, but good to see you are still enjoying the travels. Enjoy the remaining trip, think of us enduring the delights of the Melbourne Cup.....warm weather and cool champagne!!

[robselclark]

Yes, it is cold now. We have yet to put on our maximum warmth clothing but that may not be far away.Melb Cup function before dinner tonight. Bit odd as we already know the result. No luck in the sweeps - bugger!

[Morag]

Just love the architecture, the history and the beauty of it all.

[Morag]

Now we're talking! Yummy. Great photo of you both and can imagine how fascinating the market would have been. Market things but still different