Bamberg Weekend

Last weekend was spent travelling with the Catholic Students group from Darmstadt to Bamberg. Situated in North Bayern, this city is nicknamed little Rome because of its long catholic history and cathedrals and also Little Venice because of the canals.


Probably the most famous site in Bamberg: The Altesrathaus, (Old Government building) which sites directly on the canal. The reason for this is that this building served both the town of Bamberg on one side of the canal and the episcopal town on the other side of the canal.


The paintings on the side of the Rathaus illuminated at night.


A restaurant also sitting on the canal itself.


We spent our night at the Camelite Sisters' Cloister. This beautiful building with well furnished rooms was surrounded by well-tamed gardens. Breakfast was excellent!


The door of the cloister. Notice the chalk writings on top. This can be seen on almost every household in Bamberg. To celebrate the feast of the Three Kings, children go around town dressed as the Kings asking for treats. The inscriptions state the year 2007 and C+M+B are the names of the 3 Kings.


Our very entertaining and intellectual tourguide of Bamberg. I had so much difficulty understanding his strong Franken-accented German.


With Fr. Janik who is the chaplain of the group. Here at the Rose Garden at Michaelsburg.


With Hendrik on Michaelburg. In the backgroud stands the famous 4-steepled cathdral of Bamberg.


With Jan on a sunday morning hike up to the castle on Alteburg. A good view of Bamberg lay in the background.


The castle on the top of Alteberg (old hill).


With Tobias at the castle.