Dear family, friends, housepets, field mice, and other creatures: I am so sorry that it has taken me so long to write a proper blog! However, you will be happy to know that I have been busy practicing my German, meeting new friends, and wandering around all sorts of places. In order to spare you hours of time reading this blog (or minutes, really), I’ll only put down the highlights. First of all, two weekends ago (May19th), Meaghan and I decided to visit this tiny medieval town called Rothenburg ob der Tauber in northern Bavaria. Highly recommended by Rick Steves ( a traveler whose advice I find valuable), this tiny town boasts an impressive wall around the city, Riemenschneider artwork, and I believe they may be the only town that can say that the last
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