Life Through My Eyes

Today we went via tour bus from Regensburg to Nuremberg. We stayed two nights in Nuremberg. We spent the 1st day visiting different locations in Nuremberg. Here are some of the sights that we saw during that 1st day:

Below is Schoner Brunnen which is a 14th century fountain located in Nurembergs main market area next to the town hall.

Below is the interior of Frauenkirche, The Church of Our Lady is on the Eastern side of the main market in Nuremberg. It was built between 1352 and 1362 and is an example of Gothic architecture

The sculture below is called the Ship Of Fools

This little cupid is part of the artwork of the Schoner Brunnen, a fountain in the main market area of Nuremberg.

The Fountain of Virtue which dates back to the Renaissance in 1589

A more modern style fountain in Nuremberg

Evening falls on the Old Town square in Nuremberg

This was our hotel room for 2 nights while we were in Nuremberg

On Day #11, 09/12/2018 we took a bus excursion from Nuremberg to both Bayreuth and Bamberg

Here are some of the sights that we saw while visiting both towns:

Bamburg is a town in Northern Bavaria where the regnitz and Main Rivers meet. Its old town preserves structures from the 11th through the 19th centuries.

Memorial statue in honor of E.T.A. Hoffmann who was a Prussian author and composer that lived in Bamberg from 1809 - 1813

Nickels Parfumerie store in Bamberg. It was founded in 1907 and is a beauty, cosmetics and personal care store

Nastiest tasting stuff that I have ever had

Below is the Altes Rathaus, the Old Town Hall which is situated in the middle of the river Regnitz. It was built around 1467

Bamberg Cathedral

A fountain close by to the Bamberg Cathedral

After spending the day visiting Bayreuth and Bamberg we returned by bus to Nuremberg, where we spent another night.

Tomorrow we will head to Rothenburg ob der Tuaber and then on to Stuttgart and lastly to the Black Forest area where we will spend the night

Day 8 was a travel day which took us from the Avalon Felicity, which docked in Basel, on a long van ride to Munich. In Munich we met up with our next group to begin the Globus bus tour portion of our adventure.
On day 9, which was Monday 9/10/2018, we took a bus tour of Munich and made a few stops to take in various sights before heading onto Regensburg.
Below are a couple of photos of our hotel in Munich. Unfortunately their was little to no air conditionng and it had been unusually warm, which made it uncomfortable for sleeping.

While in Munich we stopped at the Nymphenburg Palace:

After visiting Nymphenburg Palace we went to see the Glockenspiel in the Marienplatz, which is the main square and city center in Munich.

Below are views of the interior of St. Peters Cathedral

Here is a view of the oldest Brat House in the in Regensburg. Historische Wurstkuche...sits right next to the Stone Bridge and has been open for more than 500 years