As opposed to the “other” Rothenburg!
Our journey south began with about a six hour bus ride. We stopped twice at rest areas equipped with gas station/convenience stores, and got well acquainted with coin operated rest rooms. You put your one euro into the turnstile and get access to the rest room AND get a one euro coupon for the convenience store. Win-win for everyone.
Mid-afternoon we arrived in Wurzburg to sightsee, and found ourselves in the middle of a giant party. It was a religious holiday (Ascension Day…means Pentecost is just around the corner), but it seemed that most of the crowd was more in the mood to hang out with their people. We did enjoy the energy, walked through a very nice church, then along the Main River.
Eventually we headed on to Rothenburg (apparently there is another Rothenburg in another country, so the “ob den Tauber” is tacked on so you can keep them straight. This one is on the Tauber River). The city was been in its past much larger than it is now, but dates back to 800 AD. The original city walls are still there, and the buildings and shops inside the walls are what you might picture as German. It’s a splendid town!
We spent a night at Rothenburg, had time to wander around during the evening, but had a late start today. The shops were closed for the holiday, so the late start allowed us to do some shopping. We are now back on the bus, headed for Munich. For Dana…we just went by Lego Land Germany, but the bus did not stop.
