Bamberg, Germany

Today we took a train to see the UNESCO Heritage city of Bamberg.

It has been really hot here and it didn't help when the air conditioner on the train stopped working.  Luckily, the trip was only 40 minutes long.  We found a cab to take us to our farthest point, Bamberg Cathedral built in the 13th century.  The Cathedral is filled with incredible relics and well worth the visit.

16th century altar

The Bamberg Horseman, the best-known and most
significant work of art in the Cathedral.

The tomb of the Saintly Imperial Couple

The Arch Bishop of Bamberg's throne

Across from the cathedral is a beautiful palace.  There were guided tours of the rooms but they were in German-only, so we opted out and instead walked the rose garden of the palace.  Quite breathtaking overlooking the city.

And then it was Jeff's favorite time of our day, shopping time.  We walked the narrow streets of old town filled with lots of high-end art galleries and antique shops.  Jeff found some glassware to purchase and have shipped home.

I would think the below photo is the most common shot you see when looking up the city of Bamberg.  The river roars on both sides below the town hall.  People stream across the bridges going from one side of town to the other.  We had a nice lunch at an outdoor cafe right next to here.

After lunch, we headed to other side of town and strolled along the pedestrian street enjoying the market stalls and shops as we made our way back to the train station.

 

Bamberg was quite picturesque and easily seen in less than a day.  I would suggest that you do see the palace, even if the tour is in German-only, otherwise your day becomes quite short here.

We caught the train back to Nuremberg and again, no air conditioning.  I looked up on the side of the wall where they hang magazines and pointed out to Jeff how one of the magazines was hung.  The magazine hanger was entwined around the little hammer that is used to break the glass for an emergency stop.  I had entwined a magazine just like that on a hammer this morning.  We had inadvertently caught the same broken train.  What luck!?

Arriving back in Nuremberg a sweaty mess, we headed back to our room to clean up so we could head out for dinner.  Once in our air-conditioned room, we decided to stay and have burgers while watching "Woman in Gold" with Helen Mirren.  Both were good.

Goodnight.