Rothenburg

Blog entry July 6:
Some things we’ve found to be different in Europe (so far):
Besides the obvious like the metric system, Euros, temperature in Celsius, and voltage, here are some others:
• We’ve not seen any wash cloths
• Toilets flush on the wall
• It gets dark about 10:30 PM in the summer
• Water is not served by the glass in restaurants; you must usually purchase a bottle
• Water is “still” or “with gas” (carbonated)
• Dogs are allowed in restaurants
• The first floor of a hotel is what we call the second floor
• The letters on German keyboards are not in the same location as on American keyboards!
• Military time is used

The computer was tucked off in a corner of this room. It was my favorite place to blog on the whole trip. Most hotels had accommodations for using the Internet, some charged a minimal fee, others were free. Most cities had Internet cafes also.

Blog entry July 8: As for Dottie, what can I say? She still has not gotten the hang of digital photography, and her camera goes off at random times all day long. She has taken more pictures of the bottom of her nose than I have of all of Germany . This afternoon we were on our way out the door to take a walk, and I said maybe we shouldn’t go because I just saw some lightning. Dottie said no, it was just her camera. Sure enough, another shot of her nose! (We liked to tease Dottie, but in the end some of her pictures were the best of all!)

Hotel Gerberhaus was probably our favorite hotel. The breakfast was the best we had on the whole trip—the fresh fruit, pastries, umm—wunderbar. An the beds were so comfy and cozy!

In the evening, the Night Watchman of Rothenburg gave us a personal tour.

We did some sightseeing during the day, being sure to see the amazing Riemenschneider’s altarpiece in St. Jakob's Church, and we got a birds eye view of Rothbenburg while walking its medieval wall.

We took a break from shopping at the Eisenhut, which means "iron

We bought Christmas ornaments to bring home as souvenirs. There is a little Christmas shop that is open all year long.

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Rothenburg is a little town that looks like it’s been taken out of a fairy tale. It’s every bit as cute as Bacharach. We arrived about noon and had the whole day to leisurely stroll the town and see a few sights. It was a very relaxing day.