Regensburg


Yesterday was very busy with 2 tours, and of course the weather made the bike ride challenging.
So it was nice that my tour started a little later this morning. I still woke up about 7am, but didn't have to rush out. I had a relaxed morning, then walked down to Regensburg city centre. A very pretty town, not damaged in the war because the industry was further away. There is an old steam powered paddle-wheel tug that is now a museum, the "Wurstkuchl" or sausage kitchen that is basically an old hot dog stand from the time when the stone bridge was being built (1135). The stores weren't open yet when I had my walk, but the boutique stores looked fabulous.
Back to the ship for the 10:00am bike ride tour to Wallhalla. Only 3 of us, and this is by far the nicest day! A little cool to start, but glorious sunshine and warming up to about 18 by the afternoon.
Our ride was on bike paths along the dike along the Danube. Peter the wellbeing coach led the ride. Nice and flat, and going past a few small towns,agricultural areas and a ruined castle. Wallhalla was built by King Ludwig in the mid 1800's, and is a replica of the Parthenon. It took us about 1 hour to ride the 11 km , then about 400 steps up to the building. A fantastic view from the top! A lovely ride back listening to the bird song (including a cuckoo).
The U by Uniworld "A" docked ahead of us so we were able to go have a tour of her. Very different style of ship, meant to appeal to a younger crowd. Looked quite nice, but I prefer the classic style. We have a quick tour of the wheelhouse as well, and the captain explained his various systems.
Lovely and warm at this time in the afternoon, so for the first time everyone is hanging around on the top deck as we get ready to sail. We are going to be going under low bridges, so they will be lowering all the structures on the top deck and we won't be able to go up there later.
Our group has a 1 hour training before Captains cocktail party, Chad's briefing on the next day, and a Gala dinner.








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