This is the city of Regensburg. This city is amazing, parts of it date back to the turn of the century. There are also parts that date back to the Roman occupation. We loved looking around this city and the outlying areas as well.
Steinerne Brucke
This bridge is an engineering feet in it's day. It is the oldest stone bridge that is still standing in Germany. it was built in the 1100's approximately, and has had very little "help" during it's many years standing. It is SOLID!
walking the bridge
Matt and I on the bridge with St. Peter in the background
I love european streets and doors.
Dom St. Peter
St. Peter, an amazing cathedral. Every German (and european in gerneral I suspect) has a church or cathedral at it's center. I love that, having God at the center with everything else spokes out like a wheel.
This cathedral is famous for it's windows. The stain glass is original, which is amazing when you think about how much war German soil has seen.
We also went out to a Schloss (castle) on the outskirts of town. This castle has been converted into a falconry. It was so neat, even though the demonstration was completely in German. My kids have never seen a "bird" show quite like this one. In their heads, they were picturing the shows at Sea World or the Zoo. Nope! This was a true Falcon demonstration. The guy went out in all his "falcon" attire, swung his long, strappy thing that cued the bird. They demonstrated the hunting skills of all the falcons, and we even saw Bald Eagles and Condors fly and hunt. It was really cool...the best "bird" show we have ever seen, hands down! The girls were sitting in front of us on a fence, and at one point the Falconier had his bird dive bomb close to where the girls were sitting. This Falcon flew so close above the girls heads that they, all three, fell backwards off the low fence rail. Anya got a little scraped up, but it was pretty funny. The falcon was so close! I wish I had video taped it or at least caught it on camera, but alas...I was too slow and didn't get that moment recorded.
Schloss Rosenburg, the Falconry
1 comment:
Wow, absolutely amazing. What a cool experience it will be for the next few years for you guys over there. Your kids will have some amazing memories and stories to tell I am sure. I love the posts, keep them coming.
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