Entering Regensburg - will go riding and Rhonda to a walking tour of the city of 150,000 - Schindler came from here . They have a university here and make BMW cars

Travelled on a rainy afternoon ( yesterday afternoon 13th) to Andernach. Centuries old castles with a beauty of their own. Had dinner in one with a classical musical recital at Namedy castle with Princess Heide von Hohenzollern . It was lived in and still in use. I have attached one castle on a hill. There were numbers of these. Watched the Monuments men the other night. Even in war they had people attempting to save some of the art treasure over the years. W...

Came into Wurzburg before 7am. Went running across two bridges. Enjoyed a great breakfast Salmon and Omlette. Went shopping AM . Rhonda fitted me out at 89E She looked the remainder of the morning and could not find what she wanted. The castles are postcard quality. We see these this afternoon. Ken

Yesterday spent the day in Nuremburg. Saw the large congress building built by Hitler in Nazi Germany capable of holding 50,000 and looks bigger than the colosseum. Then to the open area called the zeppelin fields where the balloons land and where the people congregate before Hitler on the steps. Our guide compared a rock concert by the "who " and the mess left over and said it was preferable to the damage to hearts and minds of people over the years. Just docke...

The river system has lochs to regulate water levels through which boats must go through. Just spent a fascinating dat at Czech Kromlow a medieval. Village with castles , churches and cobblestone streets. hard to believe they exist today. We have been from Austria, to the Czech Republic and into Passau at Germany. See the loch in front of us. Ken