Regensburg, Weltenburg Danube Gorge, Passau and Salzburg

Regensburg is a small medieval city on the Danube and the home of Germany's oldest sausage restaurant..It is a quaint little town dominated by the church with the twin spirals.  Today was Ascension Day so all the stores are closed and also Father's Day.  The little town was packed and for this holiday from Thursday to Sunday people are on vacation.  Lots of beer drinking and festivals. It was also  quite interesting to see so many people 

in the traditional Bavarian outfits, especially the young me wearing their Lederhosens. . Lots of fun. 

The largest employers in Regensburg is BMW and the University.  It used to be the home of the Messerschmitts ( airplanes).  Now the town is referred to as Laptops and Lederhosens.

Sausage- oldest restaurant in Germany

Lederhosens

From Regensburg we boarded our deluxe motor coaches for an hour and half ride to a ferry to go down the Danube Gorge for Kelheim to Weltenburg  to see the Kloster Monastery.  I do believe every German in the area was on this trip on the ferry ( where we had to sit inside and couldn't see the Gorge ( which was rocks anyway!) or in the river and they were having a blast.  One group had a homemade float with not only their coolers for beer, but music and a cover for the sun.  Once we got off the ferry it was a chaotic mess but we finally trugded our way to the Monastery where  the brothers Assam had built their masterpiece. It was done in gold leaf and frescos and quite beautiful!!

The ceiling looks like a cupola but is actually flat. Our guide in the church was a riot, she said it was hell today being in the church!!

Half of the German population

St. George He is done in silver

The Fresco on a flat surface

From here back on the buses to Liberation Hall.  This is a new building to celebrate the Liberation of the nations in the 1800's and the view is spectacular view.

After a pretzel and a beer we were off to the buses where Julie ran into a friend of hers from Sugarland.  She was on Viking!! Such fun!

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