The pictuesque town of Regensburg is one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval cities, the oldest city along the Danube and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Today our walking tour started right from our boat and it was great. We were parked right on the edge of the Old Town so a short walk took us right into that area. Here’s a bit of what we saw.
A very fancy, expensive dinner cruise boat. I know this photo doesn’t do it justice, but the sides are covered with thousands of glimmering Swarovski crystals.
Right down the street from our boat, right on the edge of the river, a small farmers’ market appeared. And a part of the market was a van that unloaded play equipment for children to keep them occupied. These gigantic bubbles were a big hit.
This shop had a cute sign over it with a whale eating a man. Apparently the artist had no idea what either one of those things should look like.
This was a part of the old city wall and we thought the presentation was clever.
The large salt warehouse on the left served as an important storage center during the war. The stone bridge on the right, constructed in the 12th century, is a masterpiece of medieval engineering with its 16 arches.
A lovely walk through the leaves along the Danube River. Doesn’t get any better than this.
Just hanging out by the river.
A lovely restaurant complete with blankets and furs for keeping the evening chill at bay.
A lamb-themed children’s store.
”David and Goliath” is an expensive hotel and restaurant with Italian architecture and mammoth figures painted on its exterior walls.
Another pretty Italian building apparently built to impress because the top floors are actually empty.
The original City Hall.
Classy store windows. Apparently for some time now the well-known German costumes have no longer popular but are now being purchased once again for special functions like the Oktoberfests.
Nice doors. But wouldn’t they be better with stained glass or cut glass windows?
The story is that the taller the building, the richer the owner. This man must be very wealthy.
I love these narrow little alleys. If you look closely you can see one of the spires of St. Peter’s Cathedral in the opening.
And here’s a closer look at St. Peter’s Cathedral.
And here’s another view. St. Peter’s is widely considered Bavaria’s best Gothic architectural work. Built about 700 AD, it was rebuilt in 1320 after a fire destroyed it. And of course there’s always construction going on.
And across the sidewalk where our boat is docked, Maximilian II of Bavaria built this summer neo-Gothic home in the 19th century. It’s just on the edge of the Old City and the castle and park are lovely, especially at this time of the year. These last couple of photos the palace and the Villa Park next to it.
Villa Park next to Maximilian II’s summer palace.
In Villa Park next to Maximilian II’s summer palace. The fall colors are amazing and these photos don’t do them justice.
Our Viking River Cruise 
Love the architecture in Regensberg. I admire the Europeans for their tenacity when it comes to outside activities and outside dining. I would freeze to death.
I liked the doors; guess stained glass would be pretty, but I liked the woodwork just the same I think. St. Peter’s is amazing and the narrow streets are interesting. The leaves in Villa Park are beautiful colors.
Aunt Joyce, please don’t tell Uncle Bobby that I spent a couple hours today mowing and mulching leaves. I know how he loves the seasons. 👍
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