The Meier's German Adventure

Today we set out with some friends of ours to explore the Great Walled City in Germany - Rothenberg. It's a beautiful city about 1 and 1/2 hours away. The old part of the city, the aldstadt, is still completely encircled by its medieval wall. The wall is about 900 years old and the town itself - about 1,000 years old. Wow! We walked along the top of part of the wall. The wall is approximately 50 kilometers long and you are able to walk on 3 kilometers of the wall. It is a beautiful city. It is also where the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was filmed. After walking the wall and visiting St. Jacobs Church, we had a delicious lunch outside at one of the restaurants. After lunch, we walked to City Hall and climbed the bell tower. It was a beautiful view. 218 steps up to the top! The tower overlooked the town square, marketplatz. We explored the criminal museum which is also known as the torture museum. Things were very scary back in medieval days! Once we finished the museum tour, it was on to some happy Christmas shopping! There is an amazing store in Rothenberg called Kathe Wolfhart. It is hard to describe! It's a must see for anyone that comes to visit! Giant nutcrackers, beautiful ornaments - it is just beautiful. It was a great day!