Regensburg Adventure

Last Saturday, we traveled to Regensburg. We heard that this town has the "best" bratwurst, according to locals. The restaurant served just bratwurst. The waitress literally asked us when she walked up "6, 8, 10 or 12?" The restaurant is located right next to the Steinerne Brucke (Stone Bridge). The restaurant was originally used for bookkeeping when the bridge was being built and all the day laborers had to be paid. The stone bridge was built in the 12th century and amazed citizens because they didn't believe a bridge could be made of stone.

It was so hot outside (which is unusual for Germany), so we did a little shopping in the air-conditioned store....which is rare for a German store to have. We can be half-way around the world, but look what we found!

We took a guided tour of the Old Town Hall. The most interesting part of the tour was when they took us down to the dungeon where the torture chambers are held. When citizens were accused of crimes in those days, they must admit their guilt. So to do so, they would torture the criminal until they admitted that they committed the crime. They told us that the pain was so great, even an innocent man would eventually admit his "guilt."