Miltenberg & Würzburg: Avalon Waterways (Illumination)

The day started off quite relaxed as the boat continued sailing to Miltenberg.  My morning involved food, sleep and a quick trip to the gym before we were invited to watch a zither performance in the lounge.  The zither player was amazing, and the performance was really good!  Our boat got delayed arriving to Miltenberg because of delays with the lock schedule (we've started entering the locks which was quite interesting in the beginning, then quickly became really boring).  We ended up arriving later at another port (the Miltenberg port is under construction), and we were bused to the town where we had a guided tour of the buildings and squares.  Unfortunately it was pouring during the tour...we even saw a bit of hail, but it was overall pretty cool to see the medieval architecture in the town.  

Miltenberg & some of the copious amounts of food we've been consuming

Overnight we sailed into Würzburg and were bused into the city after an early breakfast.  The first thing on our schedule was a walking tour of the famous Würzburg residence (which is a UNESCO Heritage site).  Oh my goodness, the building was gorgeous, each room we went into was even more spectacular than the last.  The ceiling fresco in the main staircase is actually the largest painted fresco in the world, and my favourite room (the mirror room) was decked out in the most gold I've ever seen.  Unfortunately we couldn't take pictures in the building, but we had a chance to explore the gardens and city after our tour!  



Going through the locks really highlights how massive the boat is.  Andddd next stop: Bamberg!



-M