Blogs from Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Am letzten Samstag fuhr ich mit meiner Mutter nach Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Mein letzter Besuch mit meinen Eltern datiert ja aus den Neunzigern. Wir fanden dort gut einen Parkplatz und begannen unseren Spaziergang. Wir gingen durch ein Tor und bestiegen die Stadtmauer. Hier liefen wir eine Weile entlang und wanderten von dort in Zentrum. Da gib es natürlich Kirche und Rathaus. Vom Burggarten hatten wir einen guten Blick auf die Tauber. Insgesamt war in der Stadt ein gewisser Betrieb, aber die sie war nicht überfüllt. Am Ende sind wir wieder nach Hause zurück gefahren, wobei ich einen Abstecher zum in Erweiterung befindlichen Abschnitt der A73 bis zum Nürnberger Hafen gemacht habe. Dort ist der Bau schon sehr weit und wir kennen diese Strecke relativ gut und sind dort auch schon oft entlang gefahren.... read more

Dag 12 – vrijdag 23 juni 2017 – Rothenburg ob der Tauber Dagrit naar Creglingen, een klein stadje langs de Tauber. Mooie rit met hellingen die pittiger en langer worden. Afdalingen tegen +50km/u. Bergop op stand turbo, daar word je niet moe van. Wondermooie omgeving en vooral veel schaduw langs de exclusieve fietsweg. De plaatselijke horeca ziet onze bende graag toekomen. Ze serveren alles. Coupe eis spaghetti, tortes van allerlei beren (bessen dus), brödchen mit käse und wurst. Enkel hun koffie is niet zo lekker. Onderweg doen we nog een historische kerk aan. De 'Herrgottskirche' van Creglingen, waarvan de bouw begonnen is in 1389 en die Evangelisch werd in 1530. Een prachtig houtsnijwerk, 'Der Marienaltar' is dé bezienswaardigheid. Verder ligt de vloer geplaveid met grafstenen van overleden Rijke Stinkerds van de 16e eeuw. De grafsteentek... read more

Geo: 50.3118, 11.7712Our last actual tourist day, although we may attempt to locate our old apartment in Viernheim (old is the operative word as it was 43 years ago) on the way to Frankfurt tomorrow.But today is Rothenburg, Germany. This place is much larger than we anticipated. We thought we visited it in the "old" days but likely not. In this walled city we drove inside the gates as our Gasthof was as downtown as possible. The mood was Christmas as it was chilly and the typical German overcast day. The decorations about town were Christmas colors. We entered many shops, especially devoted to Christmas. The ornaments were unfortunately outrageously expensive or likely made in China. Nonetheless, we enjoyed the town.Now for a tad of history we learned today. Rothenburg was actually a quite large and ... read more

Geo: 49.3788, 10.1871There's an nice breakfast waiting for us in the dining room of the hotel. I prepaid the €6 each and it was well worth it. Just not having to run around looking for a place to eat is the best. We're already packed and ready to go. We clear up our bill while they call a taxi and we head to the HBF, about 7 or 8 minutes away. Yep, another €10. We have no options. With this luggage, we have to wait for others to get on the train first or we clog the entrance with all our bags. They only fit in certain places and if they're filled we have to move on, with all the people following behinds us saying, "What do they need all that luggage for?". We get to ... read more

Geo: 50.3118, 11.7712Each morning, we would have breakfast in the hotel/pension. Very good. Fresh fruit. Bread. We normally would grab an apple and/or orange to have with us to snack on during the day. We slept in and didn't start breakfast until 8am, then we headed into Rothenberg to explore the city by 9am. We got there before the tour busses started to arrive. You could really tell a difference when the buses would unload the tourists. We ran into lots of folks, many from Japan and Korea. Glenn was asked to take a photo of these 3 ladies from Israel. Jewish ladies. And we walked away, thinking, wow, just 50 years ago, Jews wouldn't dare step foot onto Germany soil. We enjoyed just a leisure walk, taking our time as we walked around the walled ... read more