A Day in Regensburg, Germany! | Historic Old Town, Old Stone Bridge + Walhalla
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- Regensburg is an incredible place to visit, and even though it was a chilly winter day, we still had an amazing time exploring parts we hadn't been to before. Don't think you have to go here only in the Summer, there are plenty of food options and sights to keep you occupied when the snow is flying.
This trip was full of ups and downs dealing with COVID restrictions, our camera and keeping our little one warm. But, we had a great time nonetheless and can't wait to come back during the warmer months to experience more of what Regensburg has to offer.
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Living in Regensburg for almost 10 years now. I have never seen the st. Peter's cathedral NOT being under construction 😂.
Haha are you serious? 😂
@@OurStorytoTell They pretty much just move the scaffolding from one tower to the other and back.
It's a never ending fight to preserve the Building.
zum Jubiläum "150 Jahre Domtürme" vor 2 Jahren waren die ohne Gerüst. Search for "150 Jahre Regensburger Domtürme Illumination".
@@OurStorytoTell Went to school in Regensburg ages ago and have visited often since then. Can confirm. St. Peter is a) more than 700 years old, at least in parts (it wasn`t completed before 1872) b) made from sandstone which apparently crumbles if you so much as look at ist.
Confirm, went today exactly like in their video
Actually i like Regensburg best in Summer. It has an italian flair during that season. But its also pretty snow covered
It sounds like we need to go back in the summertime too 😊 Not hard to convince us!
@@OurStorytoTell I´m studying in Regensburg, and the best thing I´m always doing with friends in summer, is grabbing something to eat in the Old Town, then go to the Old Stone Bridge and get Icecream, with which we then go across the bridge and sit down at the edge of the water and look at the Dom. It´s magical!
defently come in summer. Those beautifull streets are crowded and all restaurants you can sit outside.
Yeah, it's pretty. People call it Italy's northernmost city. And if you want a shocking trip into native Bavarian savage lands you just have to drive a few kilometers.
@@BlaBla-su2yh haha pretty much xD
I’m from Regensburg and moved away couple years ago. One day I want to move back and experience the city again! It truly is beautiful 😍
So cool! We can see why you want to go back!
Same here 🙈 how could I be that stupid
I‘m also from Regensburg, it‘s nice to live somewhere else for some time, but I‘m looking forward to move back in the future :)
07:00 This is the "Bruckmandl". It marks the highest point of the bridge. There are a few theories about it´s origin, one of them is that this is the leading constructor of the bridge, who with the help of the devil had won a bet with the construction leader of the cathedral, which building would be finished first. This is the 3rd iteration of the sculpture, the first was destroyed 1579 and the second one lost an arm in 2012 and was reconstructed in 2018, when the bridge itself was re-opened after renewing it.
Thanks for sharing! 😊
Thank you for adding this. I am from Regensburg and it’s sad to not tell these historical stories in this video!
Close to Regensburg is also Kelheim, with a large monument the Befreiungshalle (Hall of Liberation), which commemorates the victory against Napoleon in 1813-1815.
It’s a pretty impressive monument, especially the interior and from Kelheim one can drive with a ship through the Danube Gorge to the Weltenburg Abbey and back.
It’s a nice day trip during summer time.
The repelling of Napoleon is a huge thing of pride for the people of the Oberfelz. Much like the American revolutionary war; an army was defeated by farmers.
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Out of curiosity to which battle do you refer?
The Hall of Liberation as such commemorates the time from 1813 to 1815 when Bavaria joined Prussia, Austria, Russia, the Brits, other German states etc. to fight against Napoleon.
Of course the alliances changed a couple of times, from 1805 to 1813 Bavaria was allied with Napoleon and prior to that it had fought against France.
In 1812 Bavaria lost around 30.000 soldiers as a result of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia.
It joined the Coalition against Napoleon a short time prior to the Battle of Nations in Leipzig in 1813.
Sehr Touristen unfreundlich, hat als Landkreis ja nichtmal einen Bahnhof 😂😂😂
My hometown!! Great that you liked it!!😍
Sunday is Funday. Delicious Breakfast and a "Our Story to Tell" Video. Best Start... ;D
I lived in a lot of places, but this is home and always will be. In summer you can visit the beer gardens on the river islands and meet people bbq on the steps of Walhalla.
Sounds amazing!! 😍
Did I miss you eating some bratwurst from the Wurstkurchl? Has the best senf in all the world (and the bratwurst is to die for). We love staying at the Kaiserhof right across from the Dom. Has a fantastic view from their breakfast room and comfy if you don't mind the church bells.
Funny to see my town through the eyes of someone who never saw it before😊
I always walk that streets and its no big Deal anymore but its cool to see it in a different angle☺️
Thanks for that!
Thanks for the comment! It’s fun to hear how your experience watching was! 😊
Hope you had a great time in Regensburg.. its my home town and i love it so much... love from germany :)
Ich lebe da auch haha
That view outside of Walhalla 🤩😍👍. Awesome timing with the weather.
I'm from Regensburg and I'm very happy to live here
the city is particularly interesting in summer
I want to go immediately after seeing your video! My favourite restaurants are in Regensburg. We have both worked in the theatres in Regensburg and it’s gorgeous. I had a dressing room with a bird’s eye view of the city and the Dom… in the snow, at night… ahhhh
Wow, it's so nice that you checked it out! Regensburg is actually the town I was born in and we're still living nearby!
It's not under construction "right now". It's always under construction. They finish on one side and start again on the other.
😄Like at home (in Cologne).
True😂
Yes, right next to the cathedral is the 'Dombauhütte' (about 'Cathedral building site hut') which is a permanent installation tasked with keeping the cathedral well maintained. It's small but gives a nice look at some of the statues and mazon-work that is about to be restored in the garden.
It's great that you enjoyed yourselves eventhough it was freezing cold and wet (the name Regensburg means 'castle at the river Regen', but Regen is also the word for 'rain'). And even Willa seemed to have fun. You guys got the right attitude.
Not quiet. "Regen" from Latin "Regina" (Queen, Königin). In Roman times the city's name was Castra Regina. Wiki.
Die Stadt Regensburg ist definitiv nach dem Fluss Regen benannt.
@@indiramichaelahealey5156 Sorry, Wikipedia sagt: Regensburg (von lateinisch Castra Regina; auch Ratisbona und Ratispona) ist die Hauptstadt des Regierungsbezirks...
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regensburg
Daß außer Donau und Naab auch der (!) Regen durch die Stadt fließt, hat nichts mit der Namensgebung zu tun. Ich habe auch umlernen müssen.
Falls, falls! die Römer aus "Regen" Regina gemacht haben sollten, wäre das ein Grund, Wikipedia zu berichtigen.
Thank you. It brings back memories. I was a student at University of Regensburg many years ago.
Thanks for watching! We are happy you enjoyed it! 😊
Thx for visiting our beautiful city. Please come again in summer as it is really another experience.
Deal! Not hard to convince us!
I live in Regensburg, but am from Canada originally. It was interesting to see the sights you chose to document, some that I walk by often on my way to work.
Another nice video! Thank you!! Too bad that you have to cope with this weather. Hey!! and the music is cool too!
I'm sure I must've gone to Regensburg with my family before but I can't remember specifically. It looks so interesting. We'll have to plan a visit someday when we're in Germany again to eat and sightsee!
Yes you will have to! 😊
definitely will put Regensburg on next trip list! 😍
Do it! 😊
Love your adventures! Looks like so much fun!
Oh my I hope the camera made it :D Winter with covid is not an easy time. I really hope once spring is there, we get a relaxed summer where a lot of travelling is possible. There is so much to see and to travel too around you guys, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Hungary, they are all waiting for you :)
Ahh you are making us even more travel hungry! Luckily the camera survived too! 🙌 Thank you for the comment! 😊
Regensburg ❤
We often come to Walhalla on summer evenings. People bring wine and picnic there - it's always so nice.
My most embarrassing encounter, I had in Regensburg. 😱😭
Nice to see the impressions of Regensburg during winter, we enjoy Regensburg at least once per week during the off season and off times in season. In summer it is overrun by tourists and being resident of a nearby town makes it easy to find the perfect time slot matching our preference.Plenty of places and spaces to explore and enjoy. Glad you like it.
I commented above that it's probably all tourists in the summer. Much better to go to places like that at any other time when you can get more of a feel for what it's really like. Also not everything like restaurants jammed with tourists. Also in many places hotel etc. prices double.
Again, thank you for visiting our town, if I look on UA-cam, I sometimes think our Town is a little bit underrated
And our Dom is since 1275 a building site xD
2:30 This is St. Johann or Johannes, a little church next to the Dom
3:25 In our townhall, the everlasting Reichstag of the holy Roman empire took place from 1663 to 1806. So you could say, that Regensburg was the capital city of Germany for 150 years
the same i feel about dinkelsbühl, no one has visited it yet, im kinda sadge because we have the most beautiful inner city (FOCUS magazine 2014)
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Richtig. Thanks. 👍
Great video, stay warm . Thank you for sharing
Thank you! Same to you! 😊
Many thanks for this city tour. I've never been to Regensburg, just crossed on the autobahn and was impressed by the Walhalla building even from much more far away. What a great view over the Donau valley especially at sunset. WOW. Well seemed to be it was very cold even germans would say: there is no bad weather, its just bad clothing. You have been well dressed to protect from the cold anyway. Take care of catching a cold but you do very well, going out to fresh air. Good idea to look for a book with hidden places worth to visit. Whenever you visit cities dont miss to walk to the Altstadt. Even some have been rebuild after WWII its like a walk into history. I wish you a nice coming week. Stay healthy
Amazing 😍😍. Danke Schoen .
I currently reside just 30 mins train ride away from Regensburg, I must say the city is incredible because of its well-preserved Medieval structures like the Stone Bridge, but for me Summer is the best time to visit.
in summer its so sick here ngl.. festivals in may and october, city festival every two years and just so much to do in general combined with such a great atmosphere just makes it amazing
Im actually born in regensburg and know the shown place so well ;)
Very nice, but freezing. Happy to stay another week on Madeira.
Greetings
You definitely should check out the city in summer. It's just so cozy and has an almost Mediterranean flair to it.
Youve been in regensburg😱😱 its so beautiful there😊 i love this town. Luckily, we only have 15 minutes to get there threw the autobahn
Wow you make a very nice video of the city on a very nice day in Regensburg!
Greetings from Regensburg 😊
Thank you! So cool you live there! 😊
Regensburg is a so nice and History Town, i love it, is near my Town Ingolstadt :-)
I've lived here for like 2 years now, spent much of my childhood here, I'm glad to see it get some coverage, due to our relative closeness to Munich i feel we often get overlooked.
How cool! Yes it needed a highlight! 😊
Greetings from Regensburg with Love !
Born, raised and still living here.
That’s when you know it’s a great city! ☺️
You should definitely spend a Summer Night in my Hometown - sadly moved away to Wiesbaden which is nice too but Regensburg has the most Pubs per inhabitants and Sommernights are more like in an Italian town, everyone is on the streets and in the bars and afterwards you can check out the decent clubs so make sure to get a babysitter 😉 for a Weekend
I live here and I didn't even go to some of the places you guys went. Kinda interesting to see from a different perspective :)
That is interesting! Happy you enjoyed it from our perspective! Thanks for watching 😊
I was there in october 2021. Is amacing place I want to return. The peple are very happiness
Wow love how creative this video is ❤️. Have a vlog of my days in Regensburg as a South African but definitely don’t look like this 🤣 love how u captured the architecture
Oh thank you Kelly! So nice! 😊 It was a cold day, but fun to explore.
Thank you for liking the city I live in👍
Omg Benni (Wilhelm II)
Ich bin ein großer Fan
Regensburg 360 Grad-Video: Mit dem Fahrrad im Sommer durch Regensburg - Altstadtrundfahrt CITY TOUR
ua-cam.com/video/2_4BEzpQP0w/v-deo.html
Nailed it!
Thanks!
It's so nice to see the city, in which i'm studying, in this vid.
At least I were in all those places xD
I live in Regensburg (actually you can see my house haha Cafe Malefiz 1:11) and I have not been at home for 2 weeks. I miss it so much tough I had to watch this Vlog! It's just the most perfect city for me to live in, I just love those cute alleyways, the colorful and old houses and the overall vibe there! All the bars, cafes and restaurants are just amazing. Also, my family only lives 1h away from there which probably makes the jump from 90% perfection (honestly some other cities might reach that aswell, like Würzburg or Freiburg for example) to 100% for me. Makes me so happy you loved it there and I hope you will be able to experience it during sumemrtime someday, such a vibe :)
Beeing born there and seeing all of that as a toddler. I like it
We are happy you enjoyed it! Where do you live now?
Hometown 0941 forever ❤️
I looove that Walhalla:
a 19th Century Greek style temple for the Nordic gods of German science and litterature! 😂🤣😂
But I got to confess: That view across the Danube is just overwhelming!
19th century romanticism often was a bit over the top.
@@christiankastorf1427 Yeah, from Neuschwanstein to the Hermannsdenkmal and all those view points named Wilhelmshöhe all across the country.
Romanticism combined with German Nationalism, as they were finally forming something like not only a country of medieval dukedoms, kingdoms, and whatever, but a modern style State.
it wasn`t built for the nordic gods, the bavarian were catholic christians of course. They built it because the germans searched similarities after they lost against Napoleon. The germans were cleaved, because it didn`t give a united german empire, there were many german kingdoms an so on.
@@MaximusAugustusOrthodox Sir, Madam, or whatever, please do me a favour and google the concept of irony. You are talking to a historian btw.
:-)
@@MaximusAugustusOrthodox "the Germans did not get a united state/empire" or "the European powers prevented a German unification for egoistic reasons"... There is no "it gives" in English. Sorry to say but that is one of the most painful "German-English mistakes".
I also live in regensburg and the town is mega beautyful in the summer.
We believe it! hello to you in Regensburg 👋😊
Like the Olymp for the greek gods, Walhalla in mythic terms is kind of a lounge room for the old nordic gods. Expect more sun from february on. This grey sky can really cause winterblues. The trick is not to care about it. 😃
That's my hometown :-)))). Nice to see that you enjoyed your time here. Pope Benedict comes from Regensburg.
So cool you live there! What a beautiful city!
@@OurStorytoTell Thank you very much😍. It's an amazing feeling in summer. All Cafés and Restaurant Arena open, people sit outside, the City lives...
Enjoy your journey,
1:21 Pustet! I used to work there! :D
WEll, not especially in this shop, but in another from the same company. I had an apprenticeship there and am know a bookseller who's looking for a job (since they sadly didn't take me over). But it's one of the best bookshops in the city.
I live for nearly 10 years in Regensburg now (I'm from Weimar, did you visit that beautiful city too?) and was just so happy to recognize the many places that I nearly on every day cross by. Great video!
I am living in this great city and love it so much ❤️
Aww we can see why you do! 😊
In deutschland gab vielen alten Mittel Alterstadtz.b Landhut,Passau,Degendorf,wismar,Stralsund, konstanz, Lindau am Bodensee ,Lübeck, Stadte,noch mehr Alstadt
You three are living every second to its fullest in Germany. You will be glad you did it. Was cold so not so easy but thank you for your time and money spent making your videos and living your life there to its fullest.
We are surely trying to 😊
The „Dom“ in Regensburg is, as far as I know, always under construction 😊 they clean it from the smog and other things and work their way up to the top. When they are finished, they start at the bottom again. And so it goes on and on and on…..
Really? Now that is interesting!
@@OurStorytoTell thats just german incompetence :_D
nerver ending story :)
@@djneverblock7300 like the airport in Berlin haha
@@djneverblock7300 That's German "Gründlichkeit"! You can always improve something. Why stop?
a great Video from Regensburg
Hey thanks Jay! 😊
Hey 👋, if you like regensburg i have some other beautiful places in southern germany (esp. rather small/mid-size) for you: bamberg, kulmbach, coburg, pottenstein/fränkische schweiz, erlangen, nuremberg, neumarkt , amberg, schwäbisch hall, dinkelsbühl, nördlingen, augsburg, baden-baden, heidelberg, meersburg, lindau, schliersee, tegernsee(e.g rottach), chiemsee, garmisch/eibsee/zugspitze top of germany, mittenwald.. and many more :) shouldnt be too far from you (2-4 hours drive)...
You have to visit again in the summer, when everyone is hanging out at the Danube river in the sun. Also in winter, the Christmas markets are pretty great and cozy, but they were canceled the last 2 years due to covid, maybe next winter they will happen again.
We actually made it to the Christmas market at the castle in Regensburg this year! Such a blast-you’ll have to watch that video. 😊 ua-cam.com/video/i5ubC-pM1FQ/v-deo.html
What a Beautiful place 🥰 Great footage
Regensburg! My home town!
Great to see my town through somewone elses eyes!
Unfortunatelly we didn t meet ...
Yes that is unfortunate! We are going to try to go back again so many next time! 😊 Thanks for watching!
@@OurStorytoTell well, there are some other great spots around Regensburg you should go to. E.g. Kelheim Donaudurchbruch or Brennberg Höllbach.
It is so nice to watch you guys expolring Bavaria 😉
I hope you enjoy your stay here.
Maybe one day I see you around...
Cheers Tom
Thanks!
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Hello my friend thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching! 😊
Love from India 😍
i live in regensburg and think it's a beautiful place
amazing Stadt
I‘m from Regensburg and I love your video , because I love my city 😍😍😍 you need to eat @Misshong 😍
Thanks for the recommendation! 😊 We are happy you love where you live! It is a great city 😊
There is a story behind the status looking at the dome direct. It was said that they were competing who will finish first the building of the cathedral or the bridge so the person building ther bridge was always looking towards the dome to see it it's finished
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If you like medieval towns, come to Esslingen am Neckar, in Baden-Wuerttemberg. It is my (chosen) hometown.
Thanks for the recommendation 😊
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If you want to, you can visit Esslingen, take my apartment (on a weekend). Spend my weekends at my partner's apartment, just around the courner. Just let me know! Enjoy your time. Love!
Man I miss Regensburg. If you're looking for magnificent churches, try to check out the Alte Kapelle (Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady) next time you visit! Stayed in Regensburg for a few months and almost missed this because the church looks so unassuming from the outside.
I live here 🙌
Ahh what a beautiful city you live in! 😊
POV: you live near Regensburg and see someone post a video About it
Btw very awesome video! Well Done
Thanks Nina! I bet it’s interesting to see. Thanks for watching 😊
It's always nice to get a view from the 'outside'. It sensitizes you for things, you simply grown to overlook :D
ha ha greetings from Regensburg - you must be lucky - there was snow only 2 times this winter :D
Wow it sounds like we had good timing! 😊 Awesome you live there!
@@OurStorytoTell 13 jears :D but the others are right - summer is better - Romes northest city they say!
Hi everyone,
I was so surprise when I found your Video in my recommendations. I do live in Regensburg and I love this city!
In Winter Regensburg is magical, but you truly should see it in Sommer. Especially on hot Sommer days and evenings. During the days you will find people lying on the grass around the Donau or Regen and swimming in it (you can see them swimming under the Steinerne Brücke). On the evenings the folks in Regensburg spurce up and go drink some wine while watching the water (either standing on the bridge or sitting along the river). Regensburg is called “the most Northern Italian City” and it truly is in the summer. You will find a lot of people busking cause we have a lot of cultural events in Regensburg. Even with the pandemic, the summers in Regensburg are just as magical as before. I hope I could convince you to visit Regensburg again. Have a great day and stay healthy ☺️
Thanks Antonia! We loved it, and hope to make it there sometime this summer!
A quick reminder never swim under the steinerne brücke (stone bridge). The flow of water kills you! Theres a place where you can swim BUT ask a tourist guide where it is. :) anyway Regensburg is beautiful city.
I want to move to Regensburg one day
Is there any cathedral that is not under construction? The old walls constantly have to be repaired.
Ive been living in Regensburg for 6 months now and im still getting lost 🥲
Haha we can imagine! 😂
I've got to get my marriage Ring on a ship on Donau when the sun goes down 😍 that was 2017/8
How incredible!
My home town 💗💗💗
Such a fun city!
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In summer it is much better. But of course, a great city 💪
We believe it!
My Hometown 😊
Recommendation: old stone Bridge in Würzburg in Summer. A lot of people meet on the Bridge in the evening to sip a Glas of whine at sunset.
We are headed her this weekend (hopefully) so thank you for sharing! We will have to go back in the summertime too it sounds like! 😊 Stay tuned for that video!
It kinda feels weird for me looking inside the city I spent most of my life at. haha
I Am In Regensburg❤💗💕
Regensburg is certainly beautiful and worth seeing, but it is also only one of hundreds of cities in Germany that are worth seeing. Alone the cities with half-timbered houses from the Middle Ages would make a very long list.
We agree!! We gotta start crossing them off one at a time ☺️
i live in regensburg and its just like in the video
We are glad we accurately represented it! Thanks for watching Leon! 😊
Im watching this like I havent been living here for 5 years lol
Haha love it! 😂 Hopefully you enjoyed seeing it through our eyes!
Some more "fun" facts about the Stone Bridge:
1) As you can see there is a small and a wider passage into the city: The smaller one is the original one, whereas the wider one next to it was built around 1901 to allow the - back then new - tram to pass over the bridge (the tram network was abandoned in the 1960s).
2) Until 1997, the bridge was used as a normal route for vehicle traffic. You were allowed to simply drive over it with your car (public transporation was still using the bridge until 2008).
3) At the end of WW2 in April of 1945, the Nazis blew up a small part of the bridge (together with all other bridges crossing the Danube around the city) to slow down US troops from crossing the river and taking over the city - it gained them like 4 days.
I see, you read the MZ article about the Stone Bridge being 25 years "Autofrei"; eh?
Oh this lovely seeing my hometown through the eyes of people don't live here. Gives me a different point of view and appreciation 😊
So cool that you live there! 😊
Valhalla is used a lot for picknick dates in summer actually
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I'm here now and having trouble finding gift shops with Regensburg printed coffee mugs.
I study there and it's rather odd to see that town get hyped up as much as it does in that video lmaoo
omg the restaurant belongs to my father 3:52
Aww you’ll have to show him the video! We did a full video of our time trying our food in Regensburg here: ua-cam.com/video/OsE9rJgymng/v-deo.html
I life in gemany 😊but not nearby:(I live in the north.
Where in the north? We loved our visit to Hamburg last year!