Rothenburg ob der Tauber
We're trying to knock out a few "must sees" still on our list. You know, before I become too big to fit through some of the narrow lanes in some of these quaint little German towns! I can just see the headlines now:
Enormously Pregnant American Woman Becomes Trapped in Adorable Bavarian Town! "Mein Gott, die Frauen ist grosse!", sources say...
Don't scrutinize my German too much, I'm sure it's not exactly grammatically correct, but it would be something akin to that.
Anyway, one of Hans' wishes was to see the town of Rothenburg odT again...it is necessary to insert the "odT" because there are approximately 293 other towns called Rotenburg, Rotenberg, Rothenberg, etc. in Germany. Really...it's confusing. Rothenburg odT happens to be the only town left in Germany that still retains its original defensive wall. Hans visited it with his dad in November and thought I'd go into swoons over its adorableness and shops filled with charming German knick-knacks.
He was right, as he so very, very often is (although I will say that he was wrong in his spelling of Rothenburg, trying to enter it into the GPS...hey, I have to take my small victories!). It was a pleasant drive, a beautiful day and Rothenburg odT was all he said it would be. Not 50' inside the city walls was a great pottery shop, where I was able to purchase two more pieces of salt-glazed pottery. The only reason I limited it to two was that I knew I'd have to drag it all over the place...if the car had been nearby, I probably would have filled up the trunk!
We had lunch at die Burgher Koenig and then wandered around inside the walls for a few hours, admiring the views of the valley below and the pretty, flower-bedecked buildings. The kids were able to burn off some energy at a beautiful little park and we were able to spend a few moments all relaxing together in the sun. A good day.
Rothenburg, check. Next stop: Zurich.
Enormously Pregnant American Woman Becomes Trapped in Adorable Bavarian Town! "Mein Gott, die Frauen ist grosse!", sources say...
Don't scrutinize my German too much, I'm sure it's not exactly grammatically correct, but it would be something akin to that.
Anyway, one of Hans' wishes was to see the town of Rothenburg odT again...it is necessary to insert the "odT" because there are approximately 293 other towns called Rotenburg, Rotenberg, Rothenberg, etc. in Germany. Really...it's confusing. Rothenburg odT happens to be the only town left in Germany that still retains its original defensive wall. Hans visited it with his dad in November and thought I'd go into swoons over its adorableness and shops filled with charming German knick-knacks.
He was right, as he so very, very often is (although I will say that he was wrong in his spelling of Rothenburg, trying to enter it into the GPS...hey, I have to take my small victories!). It was a pleasant drive, a beautiful day and Rothenburg odT was all he said it would be. Not 50' inside the city walls was a great pottery shop, where I was able to purchase two more pieces of salt-glazed pottery. The only reason I limited it to two was that I knew I'd have to drag it all over the place...if the car had been nearby, I probably would have filled up the trunk!
We had lunch at die Burgher Koenig and then wandered around inside the walls for a few hours, admiring the views of the valley below and the pretty, flower-bedecked buildings. The kids were able to burn off some energy at a beautiful little park and we were able to spend a few moments all relaxing together in the sun. A good day.
Rothenburg, check. Next stop: Zurich.
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