We left Bacharach in the morning and after 4 trains arrived in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany in the early afternoon. Rothenburg is a very well preserved walled Medieval town in central Germany. We walked around town and had a late lunch/early dinner. We stopped in at one of several Christmas shops in town - they are massive (probably 15 times the size of our Edmonton store) - almost anything you can imagine for Christmas. We then went on a walking tour at 8 pm with the Night Watchman. It was quite entertaining, humorous and historical with about 200 other people.
We got up the next morning and went to see St. Jakob's Church with an amazing wood carved altar and the Medieval Crime and Punishment Museum which had many historical artifacts relating to torture and laws in those times. It was quite interesting. We then went back to the Christmas store and picked up a few things and back for a nap. We walked the Wall - there is still the Medieval wall surrounding the town which you can walk for 4 km. After the walk, we stopped for Bienenstich (an almond vanilla cream pastry) and then dinner - I know a bit backwards - but oh well. Off to Munich tomorrow ...
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| Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
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| Night Watchman Tour |
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| Wood Carved Altar in St. Jakob's Church |
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