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Published: January 26th 2010
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Breakfast in Rothenburg Jan. 24, 2010
Brrrrrr . . . when we woke up the next morning there was a nice chill in the air, so we quickly got dressed and went down to breakfast. I had done my research and read on TripAdvisor.com that Hotel Garni had a fabulous breakfast, and Walter did not disappoint. We had a candlelit table set for two with a fresh daffodil centerpiece in a beautiful medieval dining room with wrought iron lanterns and distinctively carved old German furniture. Walter even had his own antique camera collection on display. The breakfast was unbelievable - a cold bar on one side of the room full of any kind of cereal you might want, fresh fruit (I fell in love with the honey melon - does anyone know if they have it in the states?), dried fruit, nuts, yogurt, and sweet treats; and on the other side a hot bar with scrambled eggs, German sausage, bacon, fresh bread as well as more cold items: meats, cheeses, jams, jelly, juice, and water. We also had our choice of coffee and tea. I find it very interesting that in Germany you are not brought water unless asked, and when they do bring
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I loved the Honey Melon! it, ice is not assumed. Also, mineral water seems to be very popular.
After our delicious meal we said danke schön and Auf Weidersehen to Walter, left our car in the courtyard and headed back into the center of town to explore and take pictures of the old houses, gateways and towers. We walked along the ramparts and were able to see into the storybook town from above. Peeking out through the holes in the stone walls, the outskirts of the town are clearly visible, which were just as adorable. The town has been in existence since the 1300’s and in 1945 forty percent of the town was destroyed from the war and then restored. The Prinz Hotel looked extremely romantic (maybe when I go back one day with Sean?).
Before leaving we had to make sure we tried the schneeballens (snowballs) that were in all the Rothenburg bakery windows. We found them fascinating - the German donut we assumed - some with chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, powered sugar. We saw the long handled metal dipper that forms the snowball and assumed they had been deep fried. Sadly, they look much more intriguing than they taste. Schneeballens (isn’t it
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The picture that is in my parents house - the quaint town of Rothenburg. fun to say?) pretty much fall apart as soon as you touch them and are rather bland. So . . . instead I picked up my favorite German treat - a large pretzel covered in pumpkin seeds!
So feeling pleasantly full, we left Rothenburg and headed to Heidelberg. As we drove to Heidelberg we were in stitches as we spoke of all the towns we passed . . . my favorite one to say is Dinkelsbuhl, which Mom thinks is known for their children’s festival. The view is absolutely beautiful from the never-ending vineyards to the castle remains to the sweet villages off in the distance. Our car was hanging in there, however it was Day 2 and we still couldn’t get the Slippery Road signal off the dashboard reading.
As we drove into Heidelberg it started to snow. We lost our way briefly but Mom knew to look for the Heidelberg Schloss (castle). We arrived at our hotel Nasser Hof which was right on the corner of the main strip and across from some sort of clothing store called Hell’s Kitchen (which made me feel right at home). We were greeted by a young man Albertein who was
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Schneeballens - a popular Rothenburg treat! extremely helpful with dinner suggestions.
We were lucky to have room on the first floor (although I swear we were the only ones in the hotel - part of the perks of it being off-season in Germany), and received a key to their “parking garage,” which ended up being a parking lot with a big fence and a pad lock. Once again, we dropped our bags off and headed into town. This time I was sure to dress warmly - I had 2 pairs of socks, boots, jeans, long legwarmers over the jeans pulled all the way up over my thighs, a turtleneck, sweater, jacket, scarf and my little gray knit hood Martha had given me for Christmas. Yes, it was really that cold. We walked the main strip of Hauptstrasse, which is a pedestrian mall, all the way down to see the castle. Our main interference on this trip has been the fog, so although beautiful and romantic, the castle was a little hard to see. After grabbing some delicious chai tea and peppermint hot chocolate we made our way back to our hotel to freshen up and decide on a place for dinner.
As mentioned, we
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Downtown Rothenburg - so picturesque! received several dinner suggestions from Albertein and did a Trip Advisor search as well. We ventured out (making a pit stop at the Old Bridge) to their top ranking restaurant Hackteufel but after looking at the menu we decided we wanted to find somewhere with more traditional German options. Mom wanted me to try schnitzel (a flattened pork cutlet) and spätzle (a cross between and a noodle - kind of like a long thin piece of gnocchi). We ended up at Albertein’s number one pick Zum Golden Schay where Mom ordered spätzle and pork medallions, and I had veal shank (in honor of my dad - Veal was one of Dad’s favorites in Germany) and risotto. The spätzle was delicious!! (Dad - I still share your taste buds! Yumma yumma.) Mom had their house white wine which she loved and I had German beer - A+! One of the nicest things about German restaurants is the service - they always ask to hang up your coats for you, try their best to communicate in English and don’t rush you one bit . . . that said, if you are in a hurry you may find yourself waiting impatiently for the
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Up in the ramparts . . . brrrrr! check. Of course, some of the best parts of the trip have been the great conversation and bonding, but those exchanges are ones that I will simply cherish always (not sharing - sorry folks).
The evening ended with a nice walk back to our hotel, some Reebok work for Sara, and we also made our first blog entry. We hope you all are enjoying our trip! It will be one neither of us ever forget!
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