Bamberg

Our next stop was Bamberg. Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany, located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. Its historic city center is a listed UNESCO world heritage site. It is a very pretty town that suffered little damage during the war unlike Nuremberg (yesterday) and Wurzburg (tomorrow) who were both significantly damaged and needed to be rebuilt. Some towns in Germany chose to replicate the original style of building and others like Dusseldorf have gone for a much more modern architectural landscape. 

Our guide today took us on a tour of two parts of the town - the island section and the hill section. It was very pretty. The town was also celebrating the religious holiday - Corpus Christi Day. All the shops were shut and there was a very large religious parade through the winding cobbled streets. The 'floats' were spectacular. What added to our walking tour was the fact that the entire service and parade was broadcast over very large speakers throughout the town so as we walked we could listen to the singing, prayers, etc. It really did add to the atmosphere. After the sombre nature of our tour yesterday the colour, music, noise and masses of people were welcome. 

I liked Bamberg a lot!!!