Speyer Cathedral, completed in 1111 is the largest Romanesque church remaining in Europe.
The day that we went to Speyer, we were almost hit by a large plane as it flew over the bridge which took us into the town. The airport must be very close by as I later saw several planes flying in, equally low, over the river and the bridge. Our bus parked, amongst many others, below the town, with the largest and most important Romanesque building in Europe, completed in 1111 and dominating the skyline. (Thank goodness the planes stayed away from it’s medieval turrets) I wished I had booked for the city tour, but the technical museum sounded more interesting and I 
didn’t think I could manage both.
Zeppelin
Our guide pointed us in the direction of the museum and told us to return by 12.30pm for the return trip to the ship. An hour and a half seemed like plenty of time, until I walked 
into the main hall. My camera was busy trying to capture
beautiful antique cars,
aeroplanes hanging from the ceiling,steam engines, racing vehicles from early days to some of the latest models,
Full size steam engine
fire engines,
motor bikes and even a space shuttle.
Our grandfather had a jaguar like this. He was so short and it was so hard to steer, he could barely drive it, but I loved the smell of the leather seats.
For racing fans
As I began my walk, I thought of my brother,
For you Rus
who was mad keen on motors (of any kind) and who could fix just about any of them. Remembering that he died last year, and could not see the photos I wanted to show him, caused a few tears, but hopefully his children will see them