Vilshofen - Regensburg -Prague

 

We were up fairly early, as our bags needed to be out by 7:15am. A last breakfast on AmaReina, then those of us heading off for Prague got on the buses at 8:00am. Everything very well organized. Another hot sunny day but the morning temperatures are very pleasant.

It's about 1 1/2 hours drive to Regensburg, our first stop. We have an hours walking tour through this very well preserved Medieval town. You approach the main part of town on the oldest stone bridge in Europe. Regensburg was always quite a wealthy town, and there are many Italian influences in the buildings and certainly in the restaurants today! There are towers such as you see in Italy, but these ones are mainly empty space, built for show. There are some lovely stores and we enjoyed window shopping. We had a coffee in one of the main squares, and then went to the old Sausage Kitchen the oldest restaurant of its kind for a take-out "hot dog" -sausage on a bun with sweet mustard and sauerkraut. Absolutely delicious.

 It was getting pretty hot at noon when we got back on the very comfortable bus for the ride to Prague. This took about 4 hours through rolling hills alternating between fields and trees, with the occasional town or industrial site. We had a break half way through at a service station. Some traffic as we approached Prague, but arrived right on time. We are staying at the Marriott which is a great central location. Comfortable beds, and most important for this trip - air conditioning! We had a walk around to get oriented, then as we're fairly tired and tomorrow will be a busy day we decide on a light dinner and an early night.















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