We had a long day today. We arrived in Passau, the wetest Austrian city, then trained to Salzburg and Linz before reboarding the ship. Back to the beginning though we had an "early bird" breakfast then on the bus to the railway station to board the Majestic Imperator for a "majestic and relaxed royal experience". Originally built in the 1890s the train was owned by Emperor Franz Joseph. It had the usual dining salon, smoking salon, sleeping compartments etc but...

Not a city of great individual iconic sites Regensburg was spared any bombing during WWII. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for which there has been some information around indicating it was around about 2,000 years ago. Cobblestone streets, old houses and the oldest sausage kitchen in all of Germany dating back to 1135. Of course we tried it out later in the day and had sausages and sauerkraut. The kitchen is near a very old bridge which is being strengthened ...

Soon after we arrived in Nuremberg this morning we were told that they had managed to refloat the barge and get it out of the lock so no need to change boats. Everyone seemed quite relieved, including the crew. The only tour choice today was a bus and walking tour within the old part of the city. Records show that Nuremberg goes back to the 11th century and during the 13th century had developed into one of Europe's greatest trading towns. More recently the city...

This morning we have been warned that we MIGHT need to change boats as a barge up ahead has gone aground in one of the locks. We have been told it will not disrupt us too much as the boat we would get on is exactly the same as this one and all we would need to do is packup as the crew would sort out the move while we are on our daily excursion. Unfortunately we would have a change of crew which would be a shame as this one is really good and enjoyable and it woul...