• a real German is here to greet us
  • Regensburg's 12-14th century Patricians' Houses are beautiful
  • the short walk along the Danube to the town square is beautiful
  • the old steamship is a maritime museum
  • this famous stone bridge was mentioned in Goethe's "Faust"
  • Regensburg originated as the Celtic settlement of Ratisbona
  • the Stone Bridge was built between 1135 and 1146 with 16 arches
  • the Stone Bridge
  • having escaped WW II bombing, Regensburg is one of the best preserved German cities
  • not the Wurstkuche in Los Angeles
  • part of the original Roman wall of 2000 years ago is incorporated into a building
  • Regensburg became a bishopric in the 5th century and the capital of Bavaria 100 years later
  • the Cathedral of St. Peter was built from 1274-1520
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  • the spires and upper portions of the towers are 19th century additions
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  • the heart of the city is the Neupfarrplatz, from Roman to Jewish to Nazis to now
  • the stone spires rise 345 feet
  • restoration has disscovered two types of stone, cream-colored limestone and green sandstone
  • that crown on top must mean it was something before it was a drug store
  • statue in Neupfarrplatz
  • several shops have been the same kind of store for hundreds of years
  • an old American Cougar on the cobblestone streets
  • great toy store
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