B A M B E R G Germany

Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from getting near to Bamberg. Bamberg is home to nearly 7,000 foreign nationals, including over 4,100 members of the United States Army and their dependents.




This part of the city is known as "Little Venice"
The Old Town Hall in the middle of the river, linking the two parts of the bourgeois town (1453/1755)


The oldest brew-pub in town:





New Residence, built by Leon-hard Dientzenhofer for Prince Bishop Lothar Franz von Schonborn.

Michelsberg Monastery:

N Ü R N B E R G Germany

Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. It is situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal and is Franconia's largest city. It is located about 170 kilometres north of Munich. The population of Nuremberg, and its closest suburbs, make up an urban area of 1,020,000 habitants.

Nuremberg held great significance during the Nazi Germany era. Because of the city's relevance to the Holy Roman Empire and its position in the centre of Germany, the Nazi Party chose the city to be the site of huge Nazi Party conventions–the Nuremberg rallies.

N Ü R N B E R G Castle

Nürnberger Castle (Kaiserburg) is located on a sandstone rock in the north of the historical city of Nuremberg, Germany. It comprises three parts: the Emperor's buildings, the mostly built buildings of the rulers of Nuremberg ("Burggrafenburg"), and the buildings on the eastern side ("städtische Burganlage"). The castle was damaged in the Second World War but then reconstructed; today it is one of the main landmarks in Nuremberg.



Part of the oldest groundwork found on site indicates that the castle was built about 1000 a.d






http://stronghold.heavengames.com/history/cw/cw42

Konstanz Germany

The ferry from Meersburg arrives on the northern shore of Konstanz. This is one of my favorite cities in Germany, i have posted it before, but never with pictures in the summertime.

Meersburg Germany

Meersburg is a town of Baden-Wurttemberg int he southwest of Germany and the lake of Constance. From there, you can board the ferry and travel accross the lake to Konstanz. The ferry's run every 20 minutes back and forth.

Sam on deck

Konstanz Germany

Lying Lake Constance (or Bodensee in German), Konstanz has been a city since the first century AD, later gaining prominence as a religious center and then as the site of the only bridge crossing the Rhine River. The Old Town is one of Konstanz’s main attractions and is home to the city’s famed cathedral, originally dating from the 7th century.