After cruising through so many small towns in Germany, I was actually happy to see the sites of the much larger town of Cologne, Germany. But first we needed to see the sites of Regensburg, Wűrzburg, Bamberg and other small towns along the Rhine River. Humm, what is a ‘burg’ vs a ‘berg’ town? ‘Berg’ as in Bamberg indicates a town on or near a hill or mountain. ‘Burg’ as in Wűrzburg describes past fortification, likely a town with a wall built around a medieval fortress.
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Bamberg and Passau, Germany
The homes and buildings in the historic section of Passau were all beautiful pastel colors and very well cared for. Above you have a fountain which pays tribute to the three rivers that flow through Passau. Every blog and article ever written in history about Passau comments that this is the city of three rivers, Why should I be any different? These three rivers are the Main, Danube and the Ilk. We cruised the Danube and the Main when visiting Bamberg and Passau, Germany.

