Oct 16, 2011

Okay so I went over the top with photos yesterday like a slow-moving video so I promise I won’t do that again but it’s just way too hard to only have one or two when there are so many great things to see and I’m not trussed up in bike gear and riding past it all….probably an advantage when I’m on the bike actually. Much better behaved today….see below:



We woke up to spectacular views of incredible buildings across the River Main from us complete with the morning mist rising from the water. This is the Prince Bishop’s former fortress.....he built a new ‘Residence’ as he wanted something more modern......poor little darling! One of the many barges motoring up and down the river coming under the bridge.



After breakfast we headed to the Wurzburg Residence….the new home the Prince Bishop had built for himself in the main town of Wurzburg….man did this man have a HUGE EGO! Magnificent building and many beautiful features but OH MY GOD! This is a view of one wing from the garden.



After lunch we headed by coach to the medieval walled city of Rothenburg which was just beautiful. The walls still intact (some of which we walked) and wandered through the many streets after our walking tour. This is the tower we climbed to see the city from above. Just over 200 steps to the top getting more narrow and steeper the higher we got ending up with a ladder and a climb out onto the platform…but worth the view.



Walking the streets of Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Rothenburg on the River Tauber….I think)

Bits and Bobs:



A bit of an unfortunate sign pinted on the wall for a bakery in Rothenburg….okay so the spelling isn’t the same but phonetically it’s a bit yucky.



The second hat with scarf at the Wurzburg Residence