August 2016
Sausage. As one of the oldest(founded in AD 179) cities of Germany & situated right on the bank of the River Danube, Regensburg offers natural beauty, history, culture and more. However, the first word that pops into my head when I hear the name Regensburg is sausage.
The first time we were in Regensburg in 2014, we stopped there on our way to Munich from Switzerland. We drove in and were able to park near the cathedral. We had read about this 900 year old sausage place right by the river, thus we basically walked down to the river and followed the smell. Wow! We never knew German sausage could be so delicious! Even though we did a quick spin around town afterwards, all that got stuck was the memory of these skinny sausage links!
The second time in Regensburg, we were on a river cruise & the boat stayed over night there. When we got off the boat, we went straight to the sausage kitchen. The whole town was much more crowded this time, and we realized how lucky we were to be able to find a parking two years prior.
The historic cety center, a UNESCO World Heratage Site, can be totally explored on foot. In fact, there are so many narrow alley ways that it will not be possible to use wheeled vehicles. Other than having the sausage, we had another mission to accomplish in Regensburg: doing our laundry. We try to carry as little as possible when we travel, and this requires occasioanl stops at a coin laundry. Thanksfully, a Google search of “Regensburg coin laundry” turned up a good one not too far from the boat dock.
While the wash machine was doind the work for us, we walked around the area and came across a Kolping House, a residence and cafe operated by the Catholic social development organization, Kolping Society. As a teenager in New York City, Pat had spent a lot of time at a Kolping House location near his high school hanging out with friends and drinking beer. Thus, it holds a special place in his heart, and he really wanted to try a mug of beer there. Too bad that it was under renovation & we could not get in.
With a population of around 140,000, Regensburg is a fair sized city. However, most places of interest are in the historic center. The cathedral was under renovation when we went there, but there are so many other churches in town that one can visit and admire. We spent the second day just wondering around town. It is that kind of city – discovering something accidentally while walking around mindlessly.
Small Wide World 