Today was another westerly transition day. We started out in Passau and took a train at 0645 arriving in Wurzburg three hours later. We transferred to a train going to Steinach then to another going to Rothenburg on der Tauber.
By noon we checked into the Hotel Markusturn. This hotel was a customs house dating back to 1264. It has been beautifully restored as hotel and restaurant. We booked it through United Airlines using our miles.
Rothenburg is a medieval city that lies on a hill above the Tauber river. The wall surrounding the city has 42 towers. The streets are narrow, cobblestoned, the roofs of red tile, and the window boxes are full of flowers. It's charm brings in many, many tourists. The shops are filled with German handicrafts and restaurants are plentiful.
We had a lunch of salad and three kinds of sausage, potatoes, sauerkraut and beer.
One of the many gates
Check carefully, where is Joan?
Tower overlooking the garden which was once a fort
Gate
Just a pinch of a house
Flowers everywhere
Store of 24/7/365 Christmas decorations
Anneliese, rode her Harley along Route 66!
Checking where we think we are.
Garden statuary
Our bed room
Early morning train breakfast
We made it up with lunch
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All your posts show food They always make me hungary. After viewing sausages and sauerkraut, breakfast oatmeal seems weak.
ReplyDeleteLike your bedroom here. Triangular pillows. What a perky idea. Imagine the challenge of making quilted ones. You could create a fad, no?