Amy's So-Called Life: Germany Trip - 21Sept23 through 02Oct23 Part 3of3

Rothenburg Ob der Tauber

Our final destination in Germany was a little town called Rothenburg Ob der Tauber. It's a fortified medieval town that was never bombed in WWII and is very well preserved. There is not a lot of activities to do here per se, but it's an amazing town to see!

It was quite a pain in the butt to get here though. The plan was to take the train from Munich to Rothenburg, but our scheduled train kept getting delayed or canceled! I was freaking out because everything is in German and there were many stops and transfers along the way. I was shocked because normally getting around on a German train is super easy....I'm not sure if there were workers striking or construction or what. But I had to be very mindful of what train we were on and where we had to transfer. I don't know how I would have done it before Google!

Once we got to our destination, the train station wasn't far from our room, so it was an easy walk and easy to check in and then we were on our way.

Most of the 2 days we spent here were just walking around and taking pictures of the street scape.

This is one of 2 (I think) main entrances into the fortified town. The roads are so narrow and small inside the walled town that it's really best to park outside and then walk in. Our hostel wasn't too far away so we just walked.

This is the main square in Rothenburg

This corner is supposed to be the most quintessential picturesque view. Everything in town very much looks like Disney world! That's a weird comparison, but it's kind of true.

The walls of the fortified city

Looking back at the city from across the way.

You are able to walk all around the town along these walkways that are along the walls.

This city is so authentic, it doesn't even look real.

Me looking into a well. Shockingly, I didn't fall in.

I do like going to cemeteries because they are so different from ours. It's quite interesting. We had to pass through this cemetery to get to the grocery store.

I thought it was funny how they had the Aldi style watering can system. You put money in to get a can, but in order to get your money back, you have to return it. lol

These kind of windows are pretty typical. The walls are so thick!

I'm always amazed at what is 'allowed' in other countries compared to the US. Can you imagine having this public stairway in the US? Someone would fall and immediately sue and this would be closed. We can't have fun things in America because everyone is sue-happy.

View of a house from the wall walkway

The edge of the town along the wall and watchtower

I like to take pictures of souvenirs with names on them to see what is a common name currently in Germany.

I don't know what kind of car this is, but it was the smallest car I have ever seen. And it was ALL plastic!!! It was teenier than a Smart car. I can't imagine getting in an accident with this though! You would be dead for sure.

This was a popular snack in Rothenburg. The sign says: Snow ball and Coffee. Snowball with cinnamon sugar or powder sugar, small cup of Roast House coffee". They were basically a ball of crispy fried dough. haha

A lot of the older houses had a sign like this hanging outside of it. It was a way of telling people who could not read what business was established there. This was a farrier.