Because the river is so low we cannot sail to Regensburg so we bussed about 90 mins for a few hours visit. A real bonus as we thought that opportunity was gone.
We all tasted a special sausage with sauerkraut and a yummy sweet mustard sauce.
A very pretty town.
Continuing with our whirlwind day we drove another 90 mins to Nuremberg where our next boat was stuck. It too is a lovely town. We had a super young guide, a teacher like many of them are. Nuremberg is smack bang in the centre of Europe.
White Tanners’ Lane, known locally as Weißgerbergasse, features the city’s largest surviving collection of medieval half-timbered artisan houses, which remarkably escaped major destruction during World War II.
The city is well known for its delicious gingerbread flavoured product.
We had a panoramic city tour on our way to the boat. So much history in this part of the world.
The Zeppelin Field (interior area 312 x 285 metres, bigger than 12 soccer fields) It had a capacity of up to 200,000 people. This is where mass parades of the German Labour Service, the Wehrmacht, and the “political leaders” (Nazi Party officials) were staged in front of the “Führer,” Adolf Hitler. The “Cathedral of Light” provided spectacular effects when over 150 powerful searchlights projected their beams straight up into the sky. It is still used for concerts.
The crew cheered us in as we finally arrived at the Solara, a week late. Everyone was in good spirits. Most of our crew hail from countries including Serbia, Romania and Hungary.
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