Deutschland Chapter IV

Monday May 17th

Romantic Road- This is where most of the Medieval Villages castles and countryside still remain in Germany.


Wurtzburg – We of course ate breakfast in a Bakery. This particular bakery was my favorite the entire trip. I had a croissant with cream cheese ham and some other kind of cheese melted on the top. The rest of the trip I searched for a replica of the pastry but could never find one. I will FOREVER crave that particular pastry.
We hiked up to the Wurtzburg castle. The walk was incredible. We weaved in and out of grape vines and gardens. The stone work was gorgeous. Once at the top we could see the entire city.

During WWII 90% of the city was destroyed. The city was rebuilt to its original structure by women, because most of the men had been killed or were POW. I must say they did a pretty dang good job.

The bridge over the Main River was beautiful. It was lined with huge statues. It was quite surreal. We then walked through the Palace gardens and cathedral.











Our next stop was Kitzingen. We saw the crooked tower. I guess they used wine instead of water in the mortar which caused it to lean. Town legend says Vlad Dracula’s heart is contained in the gold ball on the top of the tower. If he ever tries to retrieve it, the gold post will fall and pierce his heart. We then walked across the street to Dracula’s grave site. I loved the graves in Germany. Each plot has a small garden in front of the headstone. They are so much more beautiful than in America. This is also where I tried my first European ice-cream. It was so good. After that I had at least 2-3 cones a day. I have had gelato in America but it was still way better there. We then found a little café in the fuss and had schnitzel for lunch.





Rothenburg- This was my favorite city on the Romantic Road. The entire city is surrounded by a giant wall. This was one of the few cities that was not completely destroyed during the war. We were able to walk on the rampart along the wall. It was kind of scary to walk on because it was high and REALLY uneven.
In the evening we took a night watchman tour. He described the city in medieval times and walked us around the city at dusk. The cityscape was incredible. I would take a picture and get so frustrated because I could not do it justice. It was 100x more beautiful than the picture.



(All of the Germans knew we were American because of Randy's big white shoes and baseball cap. They were always so surprised to hear him speak German.)