Rothenberg, Germany
December, 2011
Monday, December 26 Rothenberg
Sebastian drove us to the beautiful Bavarian town of Rothenberg, a small medieval village one hour from Lowenstein. On arrival, we discovered that our camera was broken, and no wonder after 9000+ photos. We worked out to still use it but only with extreme caution. We scaled the city wall and walked halfway around the town. The buildings have not changed in 1000 years, and they we
When were all painted different colours. When we came down, we found a schneeballen shop. Schneeballen are found only in this town. They look like tennis balls but taste like a hard donut. We visited the Christmas museum, and learnt all about the history behind Christmas trees, Christmas decorations and santa claus. All of these traditions began in Bavaria. We also learnt about Necht Ruprecht who came and ate the naughty children at Christmas.
We visited the historical prison and saw the weapons and clothes of the middle ages. We also visited the torture museum which displayed the many methods of punishment from the middle ages. The kids especially loved the blabbermouth mask which was made to be worn by women who talked too much.
We bought a half dozen more schneeballen before Sebastian drove us home. We all fell asleep in the car. That night, Helmut booked our accommodation in Oberammagau and Salzburg, and then we went to a traditional german restaurant for Ruth and Sebastian’s third wedding anniversary. We had schnitzel and pommes. The food was delicious. Bernie and Rachel joined us as well.
Sebastian drove us to the beautiful Bavarian town of Rothenberg, a small medieval village one hour from Lowenstein. On arrival, we discovered that our camera was broken, and no wonder after 9000+ photos. We worked out to still use it but only with extreme caution. We scaled the city wall and walked halfway around the town. The buildings have not changed in 1000 years, and they we
When were all painted different colours. When we came down, we found a schneeballen shop. Schneeballen are found only in this town. They look like tennis balls but taste like a hard donut. We visited the Christmas museum, and learnt all about the history behind Christmas trees, Christmas decorations and santa claus. All of these traditions began in Bavaria. We also learnt about Necht Ruprecht who came and ate the naughty children at Christmas.
We visited the historical prison and saw the weapons and clothes of the middle ages. We also visited the torture museum which displayed the many methods of punishment from the middle ages. The kids especially loved the blabbermouth mask which was made to be worn by women who talked too much.
We bought a half dozen more schneeballen before Sebastian drove us home. We all fell asleep in the car. That night, Helmut booked our accommodation in Oberammagau and Salzburg, and then we went to a traditional german restaurant for Ruth and Sebastian’s third wedding anniversary. We had schnitzel and pommes. The food was delicious. Bernie and Rachel joined us as well.