Today we docked in Würzburg. These last few stops have been in Franconia, which is part of Bavaria but the guides have said should be seen with its own identity, with wine one central interest. The ship just docked at 8 a.m. as daylight was starting, showing the Marienberg castle on the hill above. Unlike previous stops, this one was convenient to the town center.
I had been in Würzburg before, in 1975, before being removed from the Romantic Road bus, my previous effort to see Rothenburg (for having the wrong type of rail pass). This was on a too-fast trip around Europe, and it was good to get a better sense of the city. We were bused to the Residenz palace, which I believe was closed during my previous stay, noteworthy for its Tiepolo ceiling frescoes representing four continents (no photography allowed). There were other rooms and the garden to see. Then there was the option to return on the bus or continue walking around town and to the ship. I saw more of the picturesque city and learned about the heavy Allied bombing there in World War II. The Residenz had exhibition rooms about its own damage, but the Tiepolo frescoes were untouched. There was another exhibit in the city hall about this bombing.
The sloping vineyards that come right above the city in the direction we were sailing
Right on departure we had a good view of one of our many passages through locks.
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