Today was a bright and early day… we all met at 7:45 AM in the lobby. I slept in a little later than I wanted to, so I just grabbed an apple to go and started off my morning! My morning started off slow and sleepy with a two hour bus ride to Regensburg! Once we arrived, it was like in a different world!
Regensburg was very colorful, and seemed to me like it was a little village out of a fairytale. As we walked over the bridge to the main part of the village, I was in awe of the sight we saw: the water rushing under the bridge, the colorful and bright blue skies, the beautiful town ahead.
Once we passed the bridge, we were met with a very joyous and kind tour guide. She happily led us around the town, informing us of several different buildings we passed, as well as the history of Regensburg. It’s a very old city, and is known for not getting severely damaged or bombed during World War II. She also pointed out how rich some of the families were that owned towers. For example, a lot of families’ homes had a courtyard in their home for trading, their horses, etc. There is only one public courtyard for visitors and locals to walk through now, as the rest are privately owned.
Our final stop on the tour was in front of the Cathedral. Inside it is very dark and cold, but once your eyes adjust, it is beautiful. It is a church, and there is a floating organ that was able to be played (before). To this day, there are services that take place. Although some of it was in construction, you could not even notice from the inside.
Following the tour, we had free time to explore the village more. Some of the girls and I went to an Italian place called L’Osteria. It was really yummy, and we all shared a little bit of what each got. I got a chicken ceasar salad, and the rest of the table got either pasta or pizza. What we did not realize at the time of ordering was that the pizzas were each the size of the table width.
During lunch, we looked outside and noticed that it started to downpour! We did not let that stop us from moving onto the next important thing: dessert! We got some ice-cream for only 1,80 euros. We finally met back in front of the cathedral, and walked back to the bus in order to go to our last stop of the day: Walhalla!
When I first saw Walhalla, my first thought was that it looked like a U.S. government monument that you would find in Washington D.C. My next thought was how majestic the view from it was:
A group of us walked all the way down because we saw some sheep down there, and I will say the walk back was a little hard for all of us…BUT the sheep (and goat apparently?) were worth it.
After the sun warmed us up a little, we all headed back to the hotel and got the bus ride to sleep and relax. Once we got back to the hotel, we all split ways into our teams and worked on our presentations. A lot of us got McDonalds for dinner because it was one of the few fast foods open at the time. Finally, I ended the day with some relaxing music in bed.
Talk soon!
Kaylee