{"id":7870,"date":"2017-09-09T21:08:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T21:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilbil.com\/?page_id=7870"},"modified":"2019-01-02T22:17:30","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T22:17:30","slug":"rothenburg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wilbil.com\/germany\/rothenburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Rothenburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Red fortress above the Tauber<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][vc_column_text]We said goodbye to Bacharach and drove the three hours to Rothenburg. Long ago, this path was named The Romantic Road as it passes through Bavaria\u2019s heartland. We checked into our hotel, and it was awesome. It seems that whenever we only spent one night in a town instead of two, the hotels were even better. The afternoon was ours to explore. We were staying on one of the big shopping lanes, so we hit some of the stores on our way to the square.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=”grid” back_to_top_skin=”default” css=”.vc_custom_1500468032353{padding-top: 45px !important;padding-bottom: 55px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3 vc_col-xs-12″]

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Looking down Lower Blacksmith Street<\/h5>\n <\/div>\n
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Ornamental signs line this fun street full of shops.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3 vc_col-xs-12″]

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How to get Dad out of prison?<\/h5>\n <\/div>\n
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Probably the same way he got in. This fun shop, called the Armory, felt like a Renn Faire.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3 vc_col-xs-12″]

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Trumpp's Butcher Shop<\/h5>\n <\/div>\n
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Just the place to feed some hangry tourists like us. I wish I understood German so I could read more of the signs.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3 vc_col-xs-12″]

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Outside the Christmas Village<\/h5>\n <\/div>\n
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on the pilgrimage route<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”24px” css=”.vc_custom_1517197036380{padding-right: 200px !important;padding-left: 200px !important;}”][vc_column_text]After making it to the market square, we headed off to see St. Jakob’s church. It seemed like Dad wanted to see as many religious places as he could. I know he was very interested in the wood carving in Germany, so we went in search of Tilman Riemenschneider’s Alter of the Holy Blood<\/em>. It took him 5 years to carve this masterpiece, which might be the best wood carving in all of Germany. I could not get over this was carved in wood. The hair alone, not to mention the expressions on the figures, was unbelievable.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row back_to_top_skin=”default”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=”grid” back_to_top_skin=”default”][vc_column width=”1\/4″]\n

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