This morning we began our wanderings with the Conlins through the streets of Regensburg, where we spent the first half of our day. We followed a general walking tour the hotel guy suggested, taking us to all the highlights of the town. We loved it all. Charming on a little bigger scale. Big buildings, pastel colors, interesting roof lines, fun shop signs and little shops, cobblestone streets, Stolpersteine, interesting manhole covers, bakeries, old churches, detailed doors and hardware, a beautiful girls’ choir in an organ loft, another look at the 600 year-old stone bridge, buying some Christmas pull toys for the grandkids, eating Brats and Sauerkraut and Erdapfel Suppe (potato) at a 500 year-old Brat shop, walking in and out of rain, cuckoo clocks, Scott buying a Bierstein, plum Kuchen, a famous hat shop, Cathedrals, fresh raspberries, a Roman Wall from A.D. 179, and more. We had a great day.
Here are some of the things we saw:
Karolina’s stone above and below is where she lived.
We came back to this church later when it opened.
This memorial marks the spot where the Jewish synagogue once stood.
We continue our tradition of a pastry in every place we visit.
Another old church, not open yet.
Love these interesting windows:
And I love all the bicycles in town!
The pastel colors of the buildings seem just right.
Many homes or former residences have historical markers on them telling us when the home was built and who lived there.
The shop signs are always interesting.
And the flower boxes and shutters are charming.
I usually pick some Pflaumenkuchen when it’s Zwetschgen season (Italian plums). We had a tree at home when I was growing up. Grandma Elsa always baked Pflaumenkuchen in the fall.
More Stolpersteine, and always a pause to REMEMBER.
Across the cobblestone street from the Dom is this famous Hat Shop. People come from all over to buy their hats here. The Madhatter’s hat in Alice in Wonderland was made here.
On the shelf in the middle is the famous Alice in Wonderland hat.
We went into the Dom and the other grand churches here. I’ll show those in the next post.
The cobblestones are like patch quilts. I especially love it when the stones are unique and individual.
One thing Geri and I noticed here is how little graffiti we are seeing here. Then we noticed the water pipes and sign poles. All are plastered with stickers and messages. There must be a rule about where you can put things. We really enjoyed noticing the stickers after that.
Our lunch at the 500 year-old Brat Haus was delicious. Homemade potato soup, a fresh salty buttery pretzel and then 6 little brats on a bed of sauerkraut. We shared both. The spicy Senf had brown sugar in it and was So Good.
By our table inside you could see the watermarks from floods. That seems to happen in many towns along Germany’s many rivers.
Across the street from the Brathaus was a cuckoo clock store. I think these are mostly for tourists, but we had fun looking at the variety of clocks made here. Each one tells a story.
Geri shared a box of fresh raspberries with us as we enjoyed the local farmers’ market.
It’s mushroom season!
As we left town to go to our next adventure, we passed by this art wall featuring important people connected to Regensburg through the centuries. It was pretty impressive!
In the next post, I’ll take you back to the churches.
Our Frankfurt Germany Mission 