It was relatively spared from Allied bombings during World War II. We did a city walk with our local guide, Erik, to see this picturesque old city and its many medieval structures.
The 12th-century Stone Bridge was used by Crusaders enroute to the Holy Land.
Unfortunately, during our visit, it was mostly covered as it was undergoing restoration
One statue with a story is that of Don John of Austria, the illegitimate son of a local girl from Regensburg and Austrian Emperor Charles V. Don John led the Spanish navy in the defeat of the Turks in the famous naval battle of Lepanto in 1571. It was ultimately the battle that saved the Christian west from defeat at the hands of the Ottoman Turks.
The Regensburg Cathedral (or Dom St. Peter) is one of southern Germany's finest examples of Gothic architecture.
A cathedral has been on this site since the 8th century, but the current building was significantly restored during the 20th century. It is adorned with beautiful stained-glass windows.
That afternoon we walked across the Stone Bridge and found a path along the river with plenty of shade and away from the crowd of tourists.
Then back on the old town side, we listened to a jazz band and Terry had some German beer.
Regensburg has over 1,000 historical buildings and many of the colorful old buildings line the banks of the Danube River.
For dinner the entire ship walked over the stone bridge to a restaurant where we had weiner schnitzel and listened to folklore music...polka!
As we walked back to the ship after dinner, we stopped to admire another beautiful sunset on the Danube.
To continue reading about our travels, scroll up toward the top of this page and click in the right-hand column on the entry entitled: "Kelheim, Germany and the Danube Gorge".
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