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<\/a><\/p>\nSo here is Valhalla. It’s basically a monument to German national insecurity. What happened was that Napol\u00e9on beat the Germans by turning one half of the country against the other half. <\/p>\n
The country was divided and basically ruined, so Crown Prince Ludwig decided that a shrine to remind the Germanic people of their common heritage would be a good idea. Valhalla was therefore built, and it houses busts of Germanic notables – writers, painters and the like. You didn’t actually have to be German to be included – our own Alfred the Great is in there for instance. There are some lovely villages along the river. <\/p>\n Here’s a houseboat made from a railway carriage. <\/p>\n Back at Regensburg, I have another bash at getting a picture of the cathedral. <\/p>\n Not a great photo really. This photogenic church building was easier and just next door. <\/p>\n Yesterday’s boat trip was very good, so we decided to do another one. This one goes about 7 miles downstream to a memorial called Valhalla. The scale and grandeur of this boat has to be seen to be believed. So … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n
\nAnyhow it’s a lovely day, so we stayed on the boat (very good drinks service) rather than climbing the 350 steps up to the absurd German folly. <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"