[muawiyah]

We were running a column of tracked vehicles through Regensburg and one of them blew out its engine. We sat there for several hours while a new engine was brought in and changed right there in a street leading to the square where you can see the building you refer to as "the cathedral".

My own track had been stopped swinging around a corner where the building facing the street had been "cut back" to allow room for a track ~ either an APC or tank ~ to pass easily without knocking more holes in the building.

We were allowed to buy icecream and so forth but I imagine if I'd known about the thorn the CO'd given me a 1 hour pass to go look at it.

Darned! Been through that town several times too.

[Head Honco]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regensburg_Cathedral

Other sites/sights of interest: the old Roman wall (built 179 AD, under Marcus Aurelius, with its “Porta Praetoria” — “Praetorian Gate” — just about big enough to drive a VW bug (or Roman chariot) through, and its corner tower with the clcove for the centurion to shelter from the weather...

Wanna go back no w “waah”