It is such a cool town! The towns along the romantic road have these amazing walls that date from Medieval times. You can even walk on them and look down on the town and countryside.
The churches are always beautiful, and Rothenburg has an old convent with beautiful gardens.
German food is very heavy on two things--meat and dough (unless you count beer as a food, in which case three things!) One of these delights that all tourists must try, but not all will enjoy is called schneeballen. It is a wad of dough (it kind of looks like a ball of yarn) that has been deep fried. There are various kinds you can get. My husband, Ben, got a cinnamon coated one. My mom, got a chocolate covered one. The verdict = cinnamon received a thumbs down, chocolate had better results!
We traveled farther South down the Romantic Road to Dinkelsbuhl. It was very similar to Rothenburg, with the Medieval walls and the beautifully colorful buildings.
I feel like German has surprising similarities to the English language, so its easy to start picking up words here and there, even if you are only there for a few days! You might even see some surprising road signs--for example, trucks and tanks have different speed limits driving through town!
Another thing you might find useful is knowing that women are Damen and men are Herren. Don't get confused like my poor hubby and use the restroom marked "D"... (Note the embarrassed expression on his face.)
Our next stop was Nordlingen. By this time it was getting to the close of the day and we were hungry. I am somewhat limited by the fact that I am not only vegetarian, but allergic to milk products! We found this really cool restaurant/hotel that is in an old monastery building.
The chef there was so nice. I had gone prepared on my trip with these really cool cards that let people know what I couldn't eat in their own language (maxlearning.net). The chef kept coming out to check on ingredients to see if I could eat them. In the end, he made me an amazing mushroom risotto.
My husband and mom got Vegetable au Gratin, which they said was amazing!
As we left town the church bells were ringing. The perfect end to a perfect day!
This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24
