Doric Temple

I don't know if this will surprise any of you, but it did surprise me. Close to Regensburg, there is a Doric temple, up in the hills. This website can show you what we mean, as well as give you a bit more information on the area.

We walked up there this afternoon, but unfortunately we just missed the hours where we could go inside. Nonetheless, it was quite interesting, and I had fun with picture taking. I just wish I could have caught a shot of the Panavia Tornado that went by! Wouldn't that have been a great shot, that big modern plane framed by the columns of the temple?

Oh well, maybe next time.

Hanging out at the mall

I've had a very frustrating couple of days. When we arrived in Cologne, I got a tickle in my throat which, by the next afternoon was the sorest throat I've ever had, and since then it has moved into my ears and I'm all stuffed up. Worst of all, I cough violently and hard all night long, and that doesn't make me the most cheerful person the next day....

Which is why today, we stayed indoors for a bit and went to the mall.

What an eyeopener that was! This mall had some lovely stores, which we expected. It also had a market running through the centre of it, which we did not. A bunch of little kiosks selling everything from pickled herring, to schnitzelsemmer to the biggest loaves of black bread that I have ever seen (they were roughly two feet in diameter!). There was a cheese kiosk, another that sold sausages, and another that sold breads and buns and pretzels. Everything looked and smelled amazing. The locals were going about with their baskets, choosing what they needed for the day.

And then, there were several little beer cafes as we walked along. We had lunch in one of those--remarkably affordable, which is good since we tend to spend a bit more at supper.

In the end, we bought some German kitchen things as requested by M's dad, and a little cheese slicer for us (Dave, I think you'll love it!).

I left feeling a little less grouchy.

Maybe it's just me...

But doesn't NINE seem a little young to be running the internet cafe?

On the other hand....it wasn't closed!

Regensburg

This is a wonderful city! It is romantic and quirky, and has many interesting architectural features. For one, the oldest stone bridge in the world is here, truly a marvel in engineering. The Romans built it, complete with arches over the Danube. How they did it is a mystery to me!

Perhaps one of the most interesting things is that M's mother walked these very same streets. And visited the cathedral that is directly across our hotel room. And maybe ate at the sausage house that we are going to visit this afternoon.

The city has tower houses--very tall skinny things, and it has beautiful balconies and ancient old cobblestone streets. And it has chocolate, and coffee and all those good things!

But my time at the internet cafe is almost up, and we are heading to the town of Regen today, where M's mother was when she was a child.

That means we have to go on the autobahn. This makes M very happy. Me, not so much. He drives at the suggested speed of 120, most of the time, but then he is the slow man on the road, so he has gone as much as 160. Believe it or not, he still gets pushed and people just whizzzzz on by.

I just have to keep breathing.