Oct 17, 2011

Actually feel a bit sorry for the captain and his crew…they have had what seems to be a major generator problem throughout the day yesterday and early in the evening but it seems to have been sorted now. Mind you that is without any interruption to anything we have wanted to do so they have managed it well. All this with two massive generators which they take it in turns to use for a few days at a time and also a smaller one in a soundproofed box for night time running).

We didn’t go to the wine tasting at the ancient winery last night……we just wanted to stay put in the warm ship but we still enjoyed the quiet start and sailing this morning before we left the ship without the hangover I suspect many of our sailing partners experienced.

We woke to a sunrise on the right hand side of the ship this morning where it was the left hand side yesterday. It looked great….then the captain told us just before breakfast it was 3 degrees Celsius and the frost on the fields beside the river confirmed it was still very cold so we were grateful we were cruising (and having a lecture about the European Union which was surprisingly good…and a sampling of multiple varieties of bratwurst…again surprisingly good).



The Bamberg Town Hall built over a canal after the Prince Bishop refused for the third time to allow the citizens to build a town hall on any of his land…so they didn’t. Love the sentiment.



With ancient cities there are many challenges in the building department. Check out this building front on our trek to the cathedral.



An attractive restaurant within the walled city of Bamberg which is a beautifully maintained city



A view across the rose garden behind the new Bishop Princes Palace to what was previously a monastery and is now an old people’s home.

Bits and Bobs:



This was the second double length lock we were in today and we have 3 locks coming up some time in the future with a level difference of 24.7 meters which will be interesting to watch. This was a shot out the front of our ship (with satellite stuff collapsed)and looking to the back of the barge in front. There was a reasonable amount of jostling by the two vessels to fit!