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Visit to Bamberg

Hi all
Our channel today comes to you from Bamberg in Germany. A lovely little town without the big tourist visitors we had yesterday.


Little Venice area
 We arrived in town early morning so no rushing about, so when we were all set they took us for a short coach ride into town to do a guided walk. They always give us a local guide walk and you have a choice to do a easy walk or a normal walk.
Look closely a warning to thieves on the post

Sleigh ride anyone?

Yes half a head sculpture
This is one little gem of a town. No too big or small with some unique buildings and sights. It is built on the banks of 2 rivers which break the town into 3 smaller sections. We got visit and walk around looking at some very interesting building which haven't changed for hundreds of years.
The star shows this place served beer (zoom in to see)

Notice the 2 different styles side by side
The one we liked the most was the Old Town Hall which is situated right in the middle of the river, small as it is. The story goes that they would allow them to build on either side for political reasons so they chose the middle of the river which was not owned by anyone!! They say it actually was blown up by gunpowder storage gone wrong but was rebuilt.
Painting along the both sides

Old town hall
Some of the building escaped being upgraded to the baroque style because of cost so some older style tudor houses remain. We also saw this style from a wealth merchant. This was in the style of Rococo Style (looks like Wedgewood, fine bone china)

After our tour we wandered the streets looking at the markets and going in and out of shops which was a lot of fun. We also wandered into St Martin's church for a sticky beak. Wow what a sight that was. An old Catholic Church which was just amazing to look at.


Old confessional - Amazing stuff
Also they gave us a challenge to make a Christmas decoration only using what we have available on board. Mine's done, Elizabeth is up next for hers:)
This afternoon we had a chance to visit the galley to see how they prepare meals for the 250 odd people on board the ship. Interesting.

Till tomorrow's chat -- Keep living your dream.

Rob & liz

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