When we first opened the curtains, we were passing through rural countryside with the occasional house and sheep in the fields. At one stage we seemed to be sailing closer to the bank than usual. Later we entered another lock.
At 10:15am, Emma gave us a delayed port talk for today's events. There had been no time for the talk before dinner last night.
She told us there would be a change of plans for today because we had been delayed in getting through the lock last night. Instead of getting off at Regensburg, we would get off at another town. Bach, and get buses to Regensberg for our walking tour.
The ship would meet us in Regensburg at the end of our outing. Although our coaches will get us to Regensburd in 20 or 30 minutes, the ship would take two hours.
It was clever of Emma to be able to make these revised arrangements. If she hadn't done so, we would be an hour or two late for the remainder of the trip. It wouldn't have been easy to organise three buses at short notice.
This meant that lunch would be early so we could get on the buses by 12:15pm. We had lunch in the lounge at 11:30am. I didn't have much to eat because I hadn't been feeling well this morning.
The buses left at 12:30pm and we reached Regensberg at about 1pm. Although Daniel, our guide, had an English accent, he has lived in Regensberg for most of his life. It was very easy to understand him whereas some of the European guides have had heavy accents and not perfect English.
Daniel took us across the Stone Bridge across the Danube which was built in 1135. Although the bridge's name is not imaginative, he explained that is was the first stone bridge built since Roman times. It had a great view of the river and the buildings on either side.
He took us through the streets and plazas of the town. He would stop regularly to tell stories and legends about the town and its history. The streets were busy with pedestrians and we had to dodge bicycles and a few cars. As with other medieval towns, many of the street were quite narrow.
One of the highlights was St Peters Cathedral. It is so tall that it was difficult to get it all in one photo from the plaza. As with many other parts of the town, it was being renovated.
The town retains its charming medieval architecture and atmosphere. Part of the reason that it maintains its original buildings is that it wasn't bombed in World War II.
Our tour with Daniel finish next to the river at about 2:30m after which we had free time in Regensberg but had to be back on the ship before it departs at 4pm. The first task was to buy one of the sausages that they are famous for.
Suzy, Lorna and Janet headed back into town to visit the shops. Chris, Jack and I headed back to the ship and were back on board at about 3pm.
At 4pm the ship set sail while we sat in the lounge for afternoon tea. The crew had lowered most of the structures on the upper deck in preparation for going under low bridges. Initially the ship went backwards before heading forward into another branch of the river towards another lock.
The ship sat in a queue at the lock for quite a while. It was 6:30pm before we sailed out of the lock. Let's hope this doesn't delay our schedule again.
Emma's port talk was at 6:45pm and we went downstairs to our special room in the restaurant for dinner soon after 7pm. Another nice dinner. This time they served a Bordeaux red wine which was nowhere near as good as last night's red. When Suzy asked for last night's wine, they said it was all gone.
I was too tired to participate in the music and dancing in the lounge and so I went back to the cabin.
Apparently they are forecasting more good weather for the next few days. Bring it on.
She told us there would be a change of plans for today because we had been delayed in getting through the lock last night. Instead of getting off at Regensburg, we would get off at another town. Bach, and get buses to Regensberg for our walking tour.
The ship would meet us in Regensburg at the end of our outing. Although our coaches will get us to Regensburd in 20 or 30 minutes, the ship would take two hours.
This meant that lunch would be early so we could get on the buses by 12:15pm. We had lunch in the lounge at 11:30am. I didn't have much to eat because I hadn't been feeling well this morning.
He took us through the streets and plazas of the town. He would stop regularly to tell stories and legends about the town and its history. The streets were busy with pedestrians and we had to dodge bicycles and a few cars. As with other medieval towns, many of the street were quite narrow.
The town retains its charming medieval architecture and atmosphere. Part of the reason that it maintains its original buildings is that it wasn't bombed in World War II.
Suzy, Lorna and Janet headed back into town to visit the shops. Chris, Jack and I headed back to the ship and were back on board at about 3pm.
The ship sat in a queue at the lock for quite a while. It was 6:30pm before we sailed out of the lock. Let's hope this doesn't delay our schedule again.
I was too tired to participate in the music and dancing in the lounge and so I went back to the cabin.
Apparently they are forecasting more good weather for the next few days. Bring it on.
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