Germany 2014 - Day 9 - Rothenburg ob der
Tauber
Our last full
day in Germany started out with a very good breakfast buffet at
the Hotel Silberhorn in Fischbach. Carol has come down with a
cold so we walked over to the nearest Pharmacy and got some cold
medicine. After a short scare where we could not find the
car keys we took off for Rothenburg. Arriving mid-morning
we parked the car in a lot just outside the wall and stopped for
our second breakfast of coffee and a Mandelthaller (almond
pastry). Rothenburg is a very old, Middle Ages, mid 900's,
walled city that has been welled preserved with its timbered
buildings and cobblestone streets. So that's what we did,
wandered the cobblestone streets, gazed at the timbered
buildings and window shopped. At noon we stopped in a
small family run restaurant and had our last German meal of
Sauerbraten and Spaetzle. Back to the streets, we stopped
in a bakery and watched how Schneeballen were made and bought two
to take back. One plain sugared and the other, frosted
Marzipan filled (see pic). This is also the home of the
Käthe
Wohlfahrt Christmas store chain. Rothenburg has one on
every block (it seems). We completed our tour of Rothenburg with a
walk on the wall and around the outside of the wall. Next
stop: overnight in Wiesbaden before our flight tomorrow back
home (
Sniff), For more information on Rothenburg:
Wikipedia.
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