September 11, 2013. Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber
We're staying in the attic of a home built in 1537. I could have sworn I specified no attic but what are you going to do? Our host, "Valter" ( Santa Clause without the suit) could not be more helpful and the Guesthouse is in the center of town.
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German breakfast takes some getting used to. Thin sliced ham, cheese, hard rolls, and fruit. Come to think of it, almost everything on a German menu is some variation of pork. If you read a book by Gillian Flynn called Sharp Objects, as I did just before the trip, you might never eat pork again. Fair warning.
And once again with the stairs. I'll have buns of steel when this is over.
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It's been cold (low 60’s) and raining for two days. Those long pants that I considered leaving behind are getting a workout.
There must be a real shortage of litigation attorneys in Europe. There are so many places where we would have something roped off and caution signs everywhere. The halls and stairs in the hotels and guesthouses are unlit, you can walk right up to a sheer drop off with no warning, you could break an ankle on the cobblestone streets. We were amazed that, in Ireland, if you really want to walk to the very edge of the Cliffs of Moher and peer over, nobody will stop you. I hope Morgan & Morgan never finds out about this.
Rothenburg is a walled village. We took these steps up and then walked around the entire village. Nice views. Larsen only konked his head twice.
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The Crime and Punishment museum was a hoot. Maybe not if you lived during those times. The first pic is a shame mask that women had to wear around town if they talked too much. The iron shoes with bells are cute. The townfolk would hear you coming and could ridicule and throw nasty things at you. They thought of every conceivable torture devise except the bra. Am I right ladies?
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Rothenburg has great shopping. I'm thinking of a couple of you girls. Some of it is even reasonable. This backpacking thing is saving Larsen a Bundle. I might be the only person in history to walk out of the Kathe Wholfahts Christmas shop empty handed. Sorry, pics not allowed.
We're off to the restaurant where the ”English Club" meets every Wednesday. Herman the German and his band of merry men like to practice speaking English with native speakers. They're particularly into slang and idioms. I have chosen "Wouldn't that frost your cookies?" as my price of admission and Larsen will use his old standby; "All the warmth and charm of an unflushed toilet."
We're back. Had a scrumptious meal (again with the cream sauce) in just the coziest restaurant. There were no chicken nuggets on the menu so Larsen had little baby bratwurst on some yummy sauerkraut. While we were there we met a fun couple, Pauline and Geoff, from Australia.
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On recommendation from Pauline and Geoff, we went on The Night Watchman's Tour. Lots of interesting history with some Medieval Jerry Seinfeld thrown in. If you're ever in town.........
Next stop Garmisch, Germany. Enough with this rain already!