Not a city of great individual iconic sites Regensburg was spared any bombing during WWII. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for which there has been some information around indicating it was around about 2,000 years ago. Cobblestone streets, old houses and the oldest sausage kitchen in all of Germany dating back to 1135. Of course we tried it out later in the day and had sausages and sauerkraut. The kitchen is near a very old bridge which is being strengthened ...

Soon after we arrived in Nuremberg this morning we were told that they had managed to refloat the barge and get it out of the lock so no need to change boats. Everyone seemed quite relieved, including the crew. The only tour choice today was a bus and walking tour within the old part of the city. Records show that Nuremberg goes back to the 11th century and during the 13th century had developed into one of Europe's greatest trading towns. More recently the city...

This morning we have been warned that we MIGHT need to change boats as a barge up ahead has gone aground in one of the locks. We have been told it will not disrupt us too much as the boat we would get on is exactly the same as this one and all we would need to do is packup as the crew would sort out the move while we are on our daily excursion. Unfortunately we would have a change of crew which would be a shame as this one is really good and enjoyable and it woul...

We are in Bavaria and in Franconian wine country. Alll along the river grape vines were growing up the quite steep hillside. The vine rows are actually up and down the hill not across. It is quite a cool area for growing wine which is why the vines are only planted on the hillsides and only those hillsides that face the south. This is how the grapes get as much sun as they need. Upon arriving out our port of call (Wurzburg) we had to moor alongside another crui...

Today we entered the Main River (pronounced Mine River by the Germans). It is over 500km long and one of the more significant tributaries of the Rhine River. The Main has 34 large locks with the lowest one having a change of 2.3m and the largest of 7.6m. There is virtually no room on either side of the boat as we go in and we continue to find it amazing that the whole process can be done without touching the sides of the lock. Having said that when the water come...