Everyday Regensburg
Regensburg is one of those rare places that is a curiosity itself, but is also a functioning, vital city. Though I had planned on sleeping in, I woke up at nine this morning and went out to breakfast at Cafe Prock, just off Kohlenmarkt. The cafe is really beautifully furnished inside, with paintings and prints of Regensburg icons. But not in a kitschy way. Plus, they have really yummy looking goodies to take home.
I brought a book ("Von der Natur nicht vorgesehen" (As Nature Didn't Intend) by Hilde Domin), and sat inside by the window so as not to be too distracted. As I sat sipping tea and looking out the window, about two tour groups would go past every five minutes. Each stopped right outside, and a few members in every group took a photo of the tower across the street. I realized that I didn' t have a photo of that tower, or of many other things that I passed ten times a day. So, after breakfast, I went on a Stadtbummel (stroll around the city - but isn't it great that they have ONE word for it?) and took about 30 photos. Here is the cream of the crop:
There are also a few more in the photos section.
Comments
stadt = like "thought" but the vowel is a little shorter, and the "s" makes an "sch" sound
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bummel = boom'l
Well, that's how an American trying to speak German pronounces it, anyway.