Great day on the tour!!!

Today we ventured south along the Romantic Road from Wurstberg. Wurstberg is not a particularly pretty city as it was flattened by allied bombs during the war. Therefore most of the buildings were built in the 50s. However, our destination for the day is a completely different kettle of fish. Rothenburg ob der Tauber, approximately 60km south of Wurstberg, was mainly untouched and is therefore one of the best preserved medieval towns in the world. In fact its entire city wall with its 42 gate houses and towers remains in tact. It is quite possibly the most beautiful town I have ever seen. We walked with our guide for about an hour and then had a couple of hours of free time. Stephen and I wandered up and down the cobbled laneways and tried some of the local fare. We also spent time in one of the Christmas shops for which the town is also famous. The drive to Rothenburg along the Romantic Road was also memorable. The small towns dotted every 2/3 kms along the road are exceptionally quaint. The road is very narrow and in some spots it was hard for the bus to navigate its way through. When we visited Neuschwanstein Castle (on our other tour) we were in fact at the southern end of the Romantic Road. Perhaps one day we will come back and drive from one end to the other. I think it would be a lovely journey.