Short trip to Regensburg and Parsberg, Bavaria, Germany

Today I spent some time visiting Regensburg, one of the most ancient cities in Germany. Way back in AD 179 the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius established a stronghold at the northernmost point of the Danube and called it “Castra Regina.” This was the real founding of the town, although the Celts had a settlement known as “Radasbona” on the site as early as 500 BC. (2002, Earl Steinbicker, Daytrips Germany)

St. Peters Dom (cathedral) in Regensburg, Germany

This city received very minimal bomb damage during World War II and has many of it’s Roman architecture intact. The city was beautiful. We visited the “Dom” (cathedral), the famous and historical “Wurstküche” (sausage kitchen) where we ate to skinny little bratwursts on a “Kupferl” (crispy roll) with sweetened (maybe they used something like apple cider) sauerkraut. It was delicious. We also had famous Italian ice cream across from the Dom and went to a shopping mall right across the “Donau” (Danube) river. It was great. Had a little rain on and off, but otherwise no problem. J

Parsberg

In the evening I went back to the “Hotel zum Hirschen” and had some more “Spargelkremsuppe” (asparagus cream soup) and a lasagna with asparagus, spinach, mushrooms, and cheese. It was the best ever. I may have to go back once again. After an unhurried dinner I walked up to the old castle and church (which was closed but will reopen Sunday afternoon). It was a nice climb and very impressive. I can’t wait to see the inside with its museum which has about eight different themes of the past.

I didn’t have much of a chance to take pictures (since I was driving) and imagine I will return to remedy that. I’m not sure where my next trip will take me. I will google the local map and see what comes up within a 1 hour radius.