Blogs from Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany, Europe - page 4

Early start for getting an 8:00 bus along the Romantic road to medieval Rothenburg. Again we disembarked at another port (an industrial dock nick-named “Stinky Port”). Skirting Würzburg, we drove through lots of small, neat towns and fields, eventually turning onto the Romantic Road – part of the 400 km total. Vistas of fields and trees unrolled along the gently curving road. In Rothenburg, we parked with many other tour buses just outside the old city walls. Eric was our guide again, so we heard lots more anecdotal history. This time about 60% of the city was saved from artillery barrages by an American officer who was aware of its history and a German officer who offered to and did retreat without firing. (40% was bombed the day before.) Walking along the cobbled road to the ... read more

(finally made it to an internet cafe - no connection at the castle. It's 2pm friday) So I’m writing this Fri a.m. as I sit in the nook of our castle room - I can’t get enough of this spot, as you'll see from the pic, best seat in the burg. J’s last day with the team was great. They gave him a warm send off with a team jersey signed by all the kids and “thanks for a great week”. He started with 29 kids and 1 pro, by the end of the week word was getting around and he had 46 total, 13 of them pros. So - they loved it. How he managed that many guys for a 1 hour workouts 2x/day is beyond me. The week was a success and now his ... read more

Geo: 50.3118, 11.7712We are on the autobahn to Rothenburg, having left the hotel at 8:30. It's raining again, and I think I'm coming down with a cold. Ick.At our first rest stop (where, by the way, you can buy jewelry and a fine watch), I made sure to watch my toilet after waving my hand in front of the sensor to flush it. It's amazing. A mechanism comes out from the tank and hovers over the seat and bowl. It squirts cleaner into the bowl, while the seat spins around on top of the bowl to be cleaned by a sponge (or something) on the underside of this mechanism. It's pretty cool, and I don't mind paying the 50 or 70 eurocents to use a clean restroom at a rest stop that comprises various restaurants, coffee ... read more

Yesterday, I spent my day in Rothenburg. Rothenburg is famous for two things. Christmas decorations and Mideval everything! We began the trip with a freezing cold hike around the city but it was worth it. We got to see lot's of the lanscape and walked inside a mideval wall. At around noon, we were in the Marktplatz and saw the figurines pop out of the town clock at the Rathaus. Yay Glockenspiel! We went to St. Jakobs church but we didn't really get to see a whole lot. After touring the city, we went to a Pizzeria. I had one of the best ham pizzas in the world. The hot chocolate and apple strudel topped it off really well. In the middle of dessert I heard what sounded like a marching band coming down the street. ... read more

We woke up on Day 6 and started the packing process as today we were due to take the train to Rothenburg. We went downstairs for our usual delicious breakfast, then finished the packing. Once again we were ready to move, with our huge backpacks on and pulling our rolling duffel bag. Renee was not interested in walking all the way back to train station (come on, it wasn't that far!). So we trundled over the walking bridge and into the main city until we found a Strassenbahn (trolley) stop. Just after we got there a trolley showed up, we were about to jump in, but I saw a big sign on the side that said "No entry without a valid ticket!". We stepped back and found the automated ticket machine and worked our way through ... read more