So another 8.30am departure this morning. Put our blind up this morning and I could see someone unpacking in the window. I looked around, mum was in the shower and the door was closed. I couldn't figure where the reflection was coming from...I then clicked it was another boat moored alongside us. Put the blind back down. Today we had a 1.5hr drive up to the Bavarian Forrest. We went from about 300m sea level to 700m which was enough to see snow. Our local guide ...

So it was an 8.30am departure this morning. Slept rather well last night and had a lovely breakfast. Special of the day was Banana Pancakes. The rest was buffet style with an egg station where you could get your eggs cooked to order. On the bus for about 1.5 hrs to Regensburg. Normally the boat would have been docked there and we could have just walked into town. Today was the first day we got to try our "quiet boxes". Each person gets their own earpiece and tha...

So tonight we have made it to the boat. We have unpacked our stuff and put our bags away as there isn't a lot of spare space in the room. Mum was surprised by how small the room was. It's amazing how pictures in a brochure can make a room look so big with the clever use of mirrors. We left Rothenburg yesterday morning and caught the train to Nuremberg, having to make 2 changes. Caught a taxi to the hotel and met the Uniworld representative who advised that we wo...

A beautiful medieval town that has been preserved well through the years. Apparently they have the strictest preservation orders in all of Germany and I can understand why. You would hate to lose this type of history (plus all the tourists that come with it). As we didn't arrive to about 5pm it was already dark and the lights were all lit up and it is just beautiful. Gorgeous window displays, decorations and light fittings all work together. We headed towards the...

Slept well but still awake early, although mum is managing to sleep through. Want to hit her on the head when she snores happily away while I'm wide awake. Anyway, after some breakfast at the hostel we wandered back into town. Stopped and had a look at Juliusspital which was founded in 1576. Just another building that looks like a palace. Went to the town hall where there was a display on the destruction of Wurzburg on March 16, 1945. The allies bombed the town a...