Day 6, 7 and 8: Wurzberg, Bamberg and Nuremberg

Cruising on the River has been most pleasant. The boat stops at wonderful places...folks go on the planned walking tours...come back to the boat filled with pictures and stories and possibly sore feet. Me...well that's different. I had great plans to do all of that but my back had other ideas. Instead, the two DrCs are enjoying a private floating hotel. We are enjoying wait staff wanting to serve us some of the best food on the river. It's very tempting to eat everything in sight, but it's also dangerous as we might have to rolled off the ship at the end of the journey. Not wanting to become a human-sized beach ball, I've resisted eating three 5 course meals every day. I've noticed a lot of other folks are doing the same thing. The food is good and the temptation to eat all of the delicacies the kitchen provides is beyond tempting. 

For the last 3 days we've visited Wurzburg, Bamberg and Nuremberg. The site to see in Wurzberg is the Prince-Bishop Residence which is an over-the-top, late baroque or early rococo palace. The ceilings are fantastic 3-D frescos that are definitely worth at least 1000 pictures. Bamberg is a quaint town of half-timbered houses on the river that has a great rose garden. Nuremberg, the second largest city in Germany, is famous for the Nuremberg Rallies of NAZI times. Folks need to visit the enormous rally site, as well as the Document Center that tries to explain what the NAZIs did. In town you need to see the ancient clock and the fountain as well as the market platz. We won't see these sites on this trip, but we've been on this same river cruise about 5 times, so we've seen them in the past. 

So while the rest of the folks are enjoying the cities, we are enjoying our boat. The lounge is warm and comfy. The glassed in terrace in front of the boat is fantastic with good views of the river. We have met some wonderful folks on the cruise too. A river cruise has many different meanings...it can be seeing the cities along the way; looking at the countryside and river traffic, or talking to people. All of these are fun ways to have a good adventure.