111113 Rothenburg

Town Hall

We booked the flight on 11/13 and were supposed to arrive Frankfurt on 11/14, but the flight was cancelled. Our arrival was moved one day forward and we were arranged to visit the small town with the Medieval atmosphere Rothenburg in Bavaria, South Germany.

The hall square seen from the top of the hall tower.

Rothenburg is nearly 3 hours away from Frankfurt, the port we entered Germany. The plane was landed at 6 am and a tour bus was waiting for us at the airport. 10:30 am, we were dropped at the park lots outside the town. The spike tower and the wall surrounding the town was my first impression about Rothenburg.

Town Hall.

I was too busy to do the research before going to Germany, and knew nothing about Rothenburg when I walked on the stone-paved street. I just relaxed and enjoyed the cool and dry air that we don't have in Taiwan.

The town was lovely. It was Sunday and most stores were not open until noon. I observed the town with my full curiosity. We had lunch at a Chinese restaurant in the town, which was odd, I think. I didn't fly over 14 hours to have Chinese food in Central Europe. But there was nothing I could do about it. We came with a group of exhibitors and some of them just could handle the food their were not used to for 10 days. (The touring agent even prepared boxes of Taiwanese instant noodles for us.)

Western town gate.

After lunch we had about an hour to walk around. I knew where I should go: the top of the tower of the town hall. The wooden stairs was only foot-wide, and worn down. Every step I was worrying I might be the one who broke the pieces of history. The view from the top of the tower was gorgeous. Unfortunately the light was not right for picture so I didn't post them here. But from the second photo above could provide some idea how tall the tower was.

Then we headed back to Frankfurt for dinner and checking in the hotel for my first night in Germany.

Town wall.