Our Trip to Europe

Day 21 – Rothenberg, Germany

Left in the rain, again, somewhat early today to drive to Rothenberg, Germany. This little town is very old, very Germanic and is surrounded by a medieval wall which you can walk around on. We arrived in time for a late lunch and we headed off to a small restaurant where Paul got some sausage & kraut. One thing about German food so far is that there is pork or pork, it is always breaded and usually fried. I ordered a Caesar salad with chicken and it came with a piece of breaded, fried chicken on top. The other thing that is interesting is that my orders for water or tea cost more than a huge glass of beer.

We basically had the day to ourselves today as Rothenberg is a very small town and it would be impossible to get lost. Luckily by the time we had arrived there the sun had finally decided to shine. There is a lot of shopping here and that is mainly what people do other than going to the huge church to see the beautiful wood carvings they have. Luckily they did allow you to take pictures as long as you didn’t use a flash. I will put some of those pictures on Shutterfly.

We also had an opportunity at our hotel to get some laundry done which was a VERY good thing after only being able to wash things in the sink now for a couple of weeks. So we visited the church, did some shopping – bought a cuckoo clock – and then headed back to the hotel to wash our clothes. Once we finished our laundry, we decided to walk the wall then join the group for the Night Watchman’s Tour.

The Night Watchman’s Tour starts in the market square and is led by a gentleman dressed in period garb carrying a large weapon and a lantern. He walked us to various parts of the city and told us about it’s history but was very humorous with the tales he told. It was a lot of fun and very informative. Afterwards, we headed back to the same restaurant where we ate lunch for a little dinner. Mine was awful so I hardly ate any of it. I don’t think I am a fan of German food!!

Turned in for the night as we have another early day as we head to Reutte with a visit at Dachau.