After a relaxing morning at sea we visited Bamberg, Germany, a medieval city center and a UNESCO World Heritage site. After our guided tour, we had time to explore the 11th century cathedral. A unique feature was the statue of the Horseman, a king upon a horse. The Hungarian king was of course, a comparative barbarian then and did not know not to enter the church on horseback as he arrived to court the local princess. A rest stop at Stilbruch to sample the famous unique beer of Bamberg, the rauchbier. Made by drying the barley with woodfire, it imparts smokey flavor which some call “liquid bacon”. I had a Spezial Rauchbier, one of the two main brewers of rauchbier. It was good but not as smokey as I expected given the bacon analogy. Walking time 1:56, 7,835 steps.
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