Christmas Markets Along the Danu

I liked the name of this tower adjacent to Dom St. Peter--"Donkey Tower." The only remaining construction from an earlier (and deconstructed)Romanesque Church, the Donkey Tower was used as sort of scaffolding to help build the more fashionable Gothic style Dom. Construction of the new Dom was begun in the 13th century.
The left photo below illustrates the narrow, cobble-y streets in much of Regensburg (they don't call it Kramgasse for nothing!); the tower on the right side below is part of the Old City Hall, the Altes Rathaus. The next row of photos shows us the courtyard of the Old City Hall; the historic Wurstkuchl beside the Stone Bridge, which has fed dockworkers and tourists a house-made Würstl from pure Hinterschinken of the pig, sauerkraut from their own fermenting cellar and the well-known Wurstkuchl mustard after the historical recipe of Elsa the Schricker; the next photo is the West facade of St. Peter's Cathedral, recently (continually?) restored.

The city of Regensburg has a history-packed old town area, including structures from the Roman Empire, seen in the first few photos. The Porta Praetoria is a remaining part of the Roman fortress Castra Regina; the photo in center below is taken at the Alter Kornmarkt area. The Old Stone Bridge--built between 1135 and 1146--is at bottom of this section.

Dom St. Peter--or St. Peter's Cathedral--is a major church sight in Regensburg. These first two photos are inside the Cathedral, the third is--obviously--exterior. I liked the name of this tower adjacent to Dom St. Peter--"Donkey Tower." The only remaining construction from an earlier (and deconstructed)Romanesque Church, the Donkey Tower was used as sort of scaffolding to help build the more fashionable Gothic style Dom. Construction of the new Dom was begun in the 13th century. The left photo below illustrates the narrow, cobble-y streets in much of Regensburg (they don't call it Kramgasse for nothing!); the tower on the right side below is part of the Old City Hall, the Altes Rathaus. The next row of photos shows us the courtyard of the Old City Hall; the historic Wurstkuchl beside the Stone Bridge, which has fed dockworkers and tourists a house-made Würstl from pure Hinterschinken of the pig, sauerkraut from their own fermenting cellar and the well-known Wurstkuchl mustard after the historical recipe of Elsa the Schricker; the next photo is the West facade of St. Peter's Cathedral, recently (continually?) restored.

Below is a long shot of repeating exterior portals in the South face of St. Peter's Cathedral; middle photo shows three Santas sneaking in through the windows of Cafe Prinzess to sample their famous cakes and pastries; the photo on the right side below shows the fathom, yard, and foot standard measures embedded into the building of the Old Town Hall.