Bamberg!

Earlier in the week we visited another small city that is known for its beauty, Bamberg. To get to Bamberg we had to first go into Schweinfurt and then catch a train. In the Bavarian region of Germany (where we are) they have a train ticket known as the Bayern-Ticket (Bavarian ticket) which is good for up to five people to use for unlimited train and bus rides for the day. This ticket costs 29€, which may seem like a lot, but transit is SO expensive here that it is actually a pretty good deal. Upon arriving in Bamberg we headed straight to the tourism office which is located on an island in the middle of the Regnitz river. On the way, we got a little bit distracted by some playground equipment that would surely be illegal in the US.


Amy trying out the Zipline type toy.

At lunch we had our first experience with a true language barrier and the waitress was very rude and short with us, I guess if it only happens once every two weeks, we are doing ok. After lunch we began our walking tour of Bamberg.


The city has two rivers cutting through it.


The Altes Rathaus (Obere Brüke), the old town hall, rebuilt after a fire in 1440, but then later re-designed in Rococo style in 1744.


They always seem to put the castles and churches on the top of a hill for us to climb.




Fresh fruits and veggies from the area in a market.

Area known as "Little Venice", later in our trip we will know if it is actually anything like this in Venice.

The Dom, the Old Court and the New Residence were all up on the hill, unfortunately, cars were allowed to drive through the area, which made it impossible to imagine you were in a medieval city. The Dom was started in 1007, but not finished until 1237.

The rose garden.

Not a bad veiw from the terrace garden!

Monestary on the hill converted into an old folks home. Not a bad location eh, Grandpa?

And of course, we had to try the thing that Bamberg is known for: Rauchbier. It literally means Smoked Beer. Kurtis said yum, tastes like bacon and Amy said gross, tastes like bacon.