Thu 24 Aug 16
So much for any ideas about German train efficiency! The train due on the platform before the one we were waiting for was 50 minutes late and although we were travelling first class (we can afford first class rail but not air) the air conditioning was not working. On a hot day, this made for a rather uncomfortable journey. Nevertheless, I still prefer trains to planes. Waiting at a train statin is a totally different experience to waiting in an airport terminal. Even though the announcements are very similar, the ones at stations have a different sound.
The journey from Koblenz is very scenic. We took a train from Köln to Passau four years ago over the same territory. The train line follows the Rhine valley to Mainz and then it crosses rolling farmland before reaching the Danube at Regensburg.
"The old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2006 as an outstanding testimony to the history of mankind. It confirms the extraordinary universal value of this historic cityscape which deserves to be preserved for the benefit of mankind
as a whole.
Since 1945 Regensburg has remained the only large mediaeval city in Germany to be preserved in its entirety and to function continuously until this very day. Regensburg's Old Town is an exceptional testimony to cultural traditions during the Holy Roman Empire and an extraordinary example of a mediaeval centre of trade within Europe, the stages of development of which are still apparent today in its cityscape."
(Plaque near the old bridge)
It was hot when we arrived and dragging heavy suitcases over cobblestones was not fun. Fortunately the hotel (ACHAT Plaza) we had booked was not far away and is air conditioned.
We had a short walk around before dinner just as the sun was setting and the sunlight was catching the tops of the towers and church spires.
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