The Weekend!

For the weekend we will be traveling down "Romantic Road" which is a stretch of highway between Wurzburg and Fussen, Germany. It is best known for passing by the Nuschwanstein Castle, which is seen a lot on post cards around here. We will be staying at a bed and breakfast some where along the way to sleep Saturday night. One of the places we will be passing through is Rothenburg, Germany which is the best preserved medieval twon in Germany. There is a large wall that encircles the town and allows for some amazing pictures I'm guessing. There is also a tower called te Rothenburg Town Hall Tower that gives a good view of Rothenburg and the surroundings.

Some highlights of Rothenburg are...

St Jakob's Church - It was built during the hieght of Rothenburg's Gothic period and took 170 years to complete. The churches greatest treasure if the "Holy Blod Alter" which was carved by Tilmann Riemenschneider between 1499 and 1505. It also has a nice organ.

The Town Square - The market place includes the town hall, the clock tower, St Georges Fountain, some shops and then a lot of cafes. The Town Hall is split into two parts. The Gothic part which includes the Imperial Hall and the 65 meter high tower. Then there is the renaissance part that includes the arched terrace. I'm looking forward to this part!

The Medieval Crime Museum (haha - this should be fun) - This museum consists of the best collection of European objects and documents pertaining to crime and punishment from the 12 to 19th centuries. And it presents it rather graphically I'm told.

Burg Gate and Garden - The Rothenburg Imperial Castle was located in what is now called the Castle Garden. The castle itself was destroyed in an earth quake in 1356 and the obly surviving building was the prison which was rebuilt in 1400. There are two round gardens, a mask through with tar was purred through onto enemies. The garden also has a nice view of the surounding country side. I'm looking forward to seeing this a lot!

The other thing I'm looking forward to is the Spital Bastion. The Spital Bastion fortification has a figure 8 design with two courtyards and has an ancient moat and a lot of walk ways that are good for exploring..... The description I'm reading says that there is an inscription over the main gate that says "Peace to those who enter, farewell to those who leave." - interesting....

So those are a few of the things that we will be looking at and doing on our trip this weekend as ?I'm told, but plans could change while we are on the trip. I might have the chance to go to France as well, but that is pending.

This morning has been normal, we are not in a big hurry to get out the door and we have just been eating beakfast and getting everything ready. I figured out my camera problem as well so I have not been having trouble with it any more. It's not fixed, but I have been able to work around it. It has something to do with the paerature because I can only shoot on AV at 4.0 which is wierd, but if I do I don't have any problems. I have been able to take pictures fine so I'm glad.

Well time to head out! I don't think I will be able to type anything up till Monday so until then....

My adventure continues with... My trip down romantic road :) (Coming soon...)