Bamberg and Luna

Hey!

So we went to Bamberg today. It's a town about 40 minutes away. The literature we got from the relocation company included brochures on Bamberg, so we knew it had a nice old town, and that it was the biggest town outsde of Erlangen and Nuremberg in the area. We also knew that there is an active US Army base in the area, and thus alot of Americans. We'd like to start going to church at that base, since it's the only English speaking one around!

But that's about all we knew about it - and boy were we pleasantly surprised - AGAIN! It has one of the largest aldstadts in the area - probably rivaling Nuremberg in size. And since it's history dates back to as early as c. 1000 - when it was one of the archbishopsics of the Catholic church - it was equally as important of a city to Nuremberg during the middle ages and rennaissance. It had at least 8 major churches / cathedrals - they were literally around every corner, and maxmillian the 1st dubbed it "Little Venice" due to the canals and fisherman's houses along the canals. It is also very famous for it's "altes rathaus" or old townhall, which was built on a man-made island in the river.

We also discovered LOTS of good restaurants worth visiting again - and the best boutique shopping I've seen anywhere yet. And more surprisingly - alot of them were open on Sunday! So it will definitely be a nice town to visit on Sunday, and enjoy a nice meal after church!

So here are pics of Luna and our day today - make sure to visit the flickr page for more pics - we're restricted to 30 in these widgets!