21 May 2025
Regensburg proves to be a wonderful old city filled with beautiful architecture, a grand cathedral, historic plazas and cafes. The Danube weaves through the city as church bells toll from soaring towers. Boats cruise the waters passing under historic bridges. We spend our day casually cruising pedestrian streets and along the river.
19-20 May 2025
Departing Munich’s Hbf, with a train leaving about every hour, we travel about an hour and a half to the city of Regensburg. We settle into a 6-person compartment to zip through green countryside intermittently broken by large solar farms.
Why Regensburg? First, it was a convenient stopping point while traveling north. My goal? To see a couple of my “Green Banner” cities. My extensively starred and “Want to Go” Google Map indicates additional places (Green Banners) I want to visit in Nuremberg and a desire to explore Rothenburg for the first time. When looking for a city of interest in their northerly direction, Regensburg caught my attention.
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