Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Scenes from Rothenburg
This is a shot along the main street. It got prettier as you went.


I didn't even check the name of the place we had lunch. We decided it was a German restaurant run by Italians. I had schnitzel again, K. had bratwurst, B. had chicken cordon bleu again, and M. tried the hamburger steak, which he said reminded him of salisbury steak at home.
At the end of the meal K. discovered that her purse was missing. She was freaking out and I was freaking out and the men were blithely doing their thing. I guess only women realize what a magnitude of disaster it is to lose your purse. She scoured every inch we had covered in the restaurant and then headed out the door to backtrack. About twenty minutes later she showed up with it. She had left it in the last store where someone had spent money. She had put it down to help C. try on hats and had walked off without it. The guy working there had held if for her. Everything was still there. A miracle.


This is the main clock tower. Every hour the two windows open to show a depiction of one of the Councilors saving the city from destruction in 1631 by drinking a 3 and 1/4 liter tankard of wine in one draught, on a bet.


This is one of the fountains in the city decorated with eggs for Easter.


Kathe Wolfahrts is a Christmas shop found throughout Germany. This auto sits in front of the original store, which is a convoluted and winding affair. It's a veritable Christmas wonderland.

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