Relaxing in Bavaria
Sunday morning finds us cruising south along the Main river in Germany. Since leaving Amsterdam we've passed through several locks gaining over 450 feet in altitude, and as you can see below, these locks are very narrow. In fact, our Viking Lif Long Ship is 443 feet long, 37 feet wide and the locks are only 39 feet wide - a tight fit for a ship longer than a football field! Most of the time we glide into the lock smoothly and once in awhile we tap the sides. This ship is the same width as ours so you can see, only 2 ft clearance.
This morning we had a very relaxing cruise along the river.
Along the shore we saw more castles, small villages, campgrounds and Germans enjoying the 78 degree weather. We also enjoyed seeing graceful swans and egrets.
Sometime after 2 pm we arrived in Miltenburg, where we enjoyed a city walk with our tour guide, Jim. He told many great stories about this medieval town and its people. Miltenburg, with half-timbered, gabled houses in prestine condition date back to the 16th and 17th centuries; although the area was settled in 2 AD by the Romans.
We enjoyed the sign below which shows a boy telling his father we need to use a proper toilet rather than the trees or woods.
Except for beer gardens and pastry/ice cream shops, all other stores are shut down on Sunday. This ensures the store owners and employees have a day off to spend time with family. One of many unique signs.
After walking around, we had to have a cold beer and a fresh, hot out of the oven pretzel at Germany's oldest inn, a traditional tavern and guesthouse (shown below) where princes and nobles have stayed since the 12th century. According to Jim, Elvis had a pint here when he was serving in the army.
After another great dinner aboard ship, we caught Ric and Vicki enjoying the view as we cruised through Baveria.
This morning we had a very relaxing cruise along the river.
Along the shore we saw more castles, small villages, campgrounds and Germans enjoying the 78 degree weather. We also enjoyed seeing graceful swans and egrets.
Sometime after 2 pm we arrived in Miltenburg, where we enjoyed a city walk with our tour guide, Jim. He told many great stories about this medieval town and its people. Miltenburg, with half-timbered, gabled houses in prestine condition date back to the 16th and 17th centuries; although the area was settled in 2 AD by the Romans.
We enjoyed the sign below which shows a boy telling his father we need to use a proper toilet rather than the trees or woods.
Except for beer gardens and pastry/ice cream shops, all other stores are shut down on Sunday. This ensures the store owners and employees have a day off to spend time with family. One of many unique signs.
After walking around, we had to have a cold beer and a fresh, hot out of the oven pretzel at Germany's oldest inn, a traditional tavern and guesthouse (shown below) where princes and nobles have stayed since the 12th century. According to Jim, Elvis had a pint here when he was serving in the army.
After another great dinner aboard ship, we caught Ric and Vicki enjoying the view as we cruised through Baveria.
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