Bamberg, better late then never

We sprung the computer out of lock down!  Here's our adventure in Bamburg.

We left Frankfurt on Tuesday Sept 28th,  destined for Bamburg, which is just north of Nurmberg.  We had a little mix up with the trains in Frankfurt, ending up going to Mannheim (which I still don’t know where that is on the map)  before we could switch trains.  It took us two extra hours to get to Bamburg; had we been running the Amazing Race this mistake could have cost us the million dollar prize money!

Once we arrived into Bamburg, we walked about a kilometer from the train station to the guest house, Brauereigasthof Fassla, where we were staying.  Fassla is a not only a guesthouse, but also a local brewery with a cozy atmosphere and an outside courtyard.  After dropping our stuff in our room, we headed downstairs and tasted the pilsner before going out and exploring the town. 

What we quickly discovered is that Bamburg is so cute, we almost threw up!  Bamburg was spared bombings during WWII and as a result there are many historical buildings still intact.  There is an area along the Linker Regnitzam river called Little Venice (Klein Venedig) which I fell in love with and made Jeff take like 50 pictures of the area!  We wandered into Gruner Markt (the market area) and up to the towering Dom (cathedral).

We had originally planned to stay one night in Bamburg and continue onto Munich, but we decided to stay another night have a full day to explore.  After eating breakfast at the Fassla guesthouse the next day, we rented bikes and drove all around the town.  Jeff thinks he is a car on two wheels when he is on a bike and nearly ran over a little grandma.  Scariest thing is he didn’t even see her!  We obtained  the key from the tourist office for the Geyerworth Castle, once the prince bishop’s town castle, where we got some of the best views in Bamburg.  Another of our favorite sites was the Old Town hall built on a bridge over one of the two rivers running through town.  

Now its off to Oktoberfest!!  Cheers!