The beautiful city of Bamberg

Hi all! So I have Friday's off - no classes... woohoo! And since it was such a GORGEOUS day this past Friday, I decided to wander around and show off the pretty city I get to spend the summer in. Very picturesque and historic. Bamberg didn't get bombed in the war, so there are a lot of very beautiful buildings around. And some of them are super old - we're talking built in the 1500's old. Crazy huh?
So this is a shot of one of the open-air markets that take place 7 days a week in Bamberg. We thought we'd one-up the rest of Germany - markets only 2-3 days a week? So you can buy fresh fruits and vegetables (including the famous German Spargel - otherwise known as white asparagus. Not gonna lie... it freaks me out a little bit. But I haven't tried it yet, so I'm not judging)


Right before one of the many bridges in town you can look up over the river and see Michaelsburg. It's one of the beautiful old churches in town - although I do believe that it's also the location of the brewery museum. In any case it's very pretty :)

Next stop was over the bridge past the "Alte Rathaus" (Old city hall). You can see the incredible artwork on the side. And if your eyes are really good you might just be able to pick out the 3-D section. There's a random foot that's sticking out of the wall at the bottom in the middle... not 100% sure why.

This is my 'attempt to be artsy' shot of the "Dom" - the catholic church, special because it has 4 towers instead of the normal 2. Go us! The churches in Bamberg ring their bells all day long. Most of the time to signal the hour, but they're also used as a call to worship - and then they start ringing like mad. We have a church around the back of my residence, and I wasn't quite sure what was going on when 7 o'clock pm rolled around and I heard bells for a solid minute.

This shot looks out over the rooftops of Bamberg from the courtyard infront of the Dome. Very European. Very beautiful. Hmm, that certainly seems to be the "word of the blog". But it does describe the city very nicely. Maybe I should start using a thesaurus, just so you don't get bored...

In a building right around the corner from the Dome is the famous Bamberg rose garten. Unfortunately, as you can see, it's too early for the roses to be in bloom. But I promise you another picture when the flowers are out. It should be an epic picture. Each section of the maze has a different type of rose growing in it. I can't wait!

I thought I should try to include a picture of me - just so you don't forget what I look like.

A shot of "Kleine Venedig" (little Venice) - a series of houses along the river running through Bamberg. Please excuse the finger... I am but a lowly amateur picture-taker :)

That's one of the buildings I have class in. Quite a difference from the Waterloo campus I must say...

This is the "GabelMann" (literally the Forkman) - a statue of Neptune I believe. It's a pretty popular meeting place, located in the middle of one of the plazas in Bamberg.

And there you go - a nice little picture tour through Bamberg :)

'Till next time