Thursday, January 2, 2020

Danube River Day 7 (Nuremburg, Germany): The Last Day

Today was the last day of our trip.

Our tour didn’t begin until after lunch so we took a bus out to explore the city center of Nuremberg. There’s a lot of statues, art, shops and restaurants out here. Nuremberg is a very medieval town.

Our excursion today took us out to the Imperial Palace. While wondering around the castle our guide explained a lot of the castle defense features to us. Our tour didn’t take us through any of the castle’s buildings which was disappointing. It’s incredible how much thought the architect and builders put into the design of the castle. Because we explored the area before our tour, we had already been to a lot of the places that our tour guide took us.

After we got back from our excursion, we had dinner and I went back to the room and packed… I dislike packing!!! I’m not sure if I’m going to get any sleep tonight. We have a super early flight tomorrow.

This trip has been an absolute blast! I’ve never traveled to such a cold place before and boy was it super cold out here. The cold made me realize how much time we spend outside when traveling. On this trip I went to a classical concert and saw some gorgeous castles and palaces, visited a monastery and an abbey and had the best bratwurst sandwich I’ve ever had. This has also been the first time I’ve ever celebrated a new year while traveling. That was one of the highlights of my trip!

Here’s to many more!

Until my next adventure, Cheers!

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Danube River Day 6 (Regensburg, Germany): A Walking tour, Downtime and German Fare

The only thing we have planned for the day is a walking tour through Regensburg.

Our three and a half hour walking tour started out on the pier and we made our way to the city center, a visitor center to warm up and a cathedral. The pier was deserted! Because today was a holiday everywhere was closed. Regensburg is one of the largest towns in Germany and locals believe it has the best Bratwurst in the world. We were actually able to try some at the world-famous Sausage Kitchen which was luckily open today. It was the best thing I’ve eaten on this trip so far!

After lunch on the ship I lounged around for a while and was finally able to take that nap I’ve been wanting to take the whole trip.

Dinner tonight a themed night with typical German fare. They had pretzels, sausages and a cheese plate waiting for us at the table and even more food and deserts at the buffet line. It was delicious!

What a way to start a new year!