Danube Cruise Part 6

 

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A really big cemetery.

 

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Nice parks.

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Off the bus to take a walking tour of the Imperial Castle built mostly about 1140 by Conrad III.

 

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Inner courtyard was nicely decorated.

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The keep. The Luginsland Tower was begun in 1377.

The original doorway is about half way up.

 

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The upper gate.

 

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The lower gate.

 

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Nearby housing. Street repairs.

 

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Pleasant decoration.

 

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The backside of St. Sebaldus Churh.

 

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Clock detail on the Frauenkirche.

 

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The Frauenkirche has a market square in front of it.

 

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The square has statuary too and kids like they all are now.

 

 

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A nearby canal.

 

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The doors into the Frauenkirche were impressive.

 

 

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The stained glass was not filled with Bible stories but rather Coats-of Arms.

 

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The organ looks rebuilt.

 

 

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Even the alter had no Bible stories in the stained glass.

 

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Nice fountain.

 

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Public art.

 

 

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Neat building decorations.

 

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The market square. Every European city has one or more of these.

 

 

 

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Our servers entertained us on the last night.

 

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In the lounge we had a volunteer singer. He had been entertaining us all every evening.

 

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Our waiter with Peter and Emma at our last breakfast.

 

 

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One last castle ruin.

 

 

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North Carolina mom and daughter. Traditional outfit. She celebrated her 13th birthday on the cruise.

She got a new Nikon and was having a ball taking pictures.