Lohr am Main- Würzburg, 27 June

The colour of the pink- red sandstone bridges and buildings is too beautiful. Specially in the early morning light. 

Here we are passing the old Lohr bridge early in the morning.

What is the first thing we see? A heron just waiting to be photographed. Leslie had  been wanting to take a photo of a heron in close range, this one was just waiting for us.

Even earlier in the morning I saw a Kingfisher. No one believes me.

We have seen so many herons all the way from Northern Germany. They disappeared for a while on the Mittelandskanal but appeared again on the Rhine. Now on the Main we see them all the time. Not only herons but different kinds of ducks and geese. It is quite fun to watch how the families of geese cope with the wake from the boat. Some of the brave ones actually surf on the wake, others take off and some of the stupid ones crash into the rocks!

Why so quiet and calm? There are vineyards along the left side (going in our direction) of the Main. The wine from the region is produced from the Sylvaner grape.

Karlsburg. Good name for a burg. 

Karlstadt an even better name for a stadt 

A ruin on the opposite bank of Karlstadt.

In the Würzburg Schleuse. The Alte Mainbrücke in the background. 

At the Golden Ganz next to the Schleuse. When we were schleusing up we saw the Golden Ganz as we were coming up in the Schleuse.  Why not go back and have our first thirst quencher at the GG.

We are still not sure if we are going to buy Horstel and Angela outfits. Carl thinks that Leslie will fit well in a Angela dress.

Leslie is adamant, I don't want the outfit the waitress very kindly let us photograph. I am missing a few attributes.

Spot Carl behind the high water marks in Würzburg. 

At the Alte Mainbrücke people gather in the early evening to have a glass of wine. In the background is the Marienberg fortress. Only once stormed and conquered. Guess by who? Gustav II Adolf in 1631 in the 30 year war. How this was possible is a mystery to me but I will find out. 

Our Marina is at the doorstep of Marina Hafenbar.  Excellent food. How about grilled mackerel? And disco till 0500 in the morning. Perfect Place. 

The Hafenbar appears to be a very popular place amongst the local population. They come in groups, young and old, and play disco music all night. We read that Würzburg has the youngest population in Germany, the average age in 2008 was 41. Judging by most of the guests and the music they play at the Hafenbar, the average age is now about 50.