Bam, Bam, Bamberg

 Bamberg, a town in Bavaria, is another town cited as one of Germany's most beautiful towns. In Bamberg's case and based on my rather limited knowledge of most of Germany's towns, I would say that Bamberg does live up to it's reputation. It doesn't hurt that the old town of Bamberg has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. Bamberg is known for it's medieval streets and buildings.

Do Something Every Day That Scares You!

 Another day, another German Medieval Town. Rothenburg ob der Tauber (hereafter called plain old Rothenburg) is one of Bavaria's top tourist destination. It is one of only three towns in Germany that still have completely intact city walls and many people consider it to be the best-preserved medieval town in Europe. The Nazis called Rothenburg “the most German of German towns” and when the Americans arrived, the order was given not to use artillery during the taking of the town because of it's history and beauty. It also has one of my personally most scariest times on this trip.

Wertheim

 

Traveling the three rivers, many sights are seen.  The rivers have been dammed (they have dams on them) and as a consequence the rivers have been tamed.  Instead of rapids and waterfalls, there are many different water levels.  Nowadays, to navigate these waters, a ship has to go thru an extensive lock system.  I'm not sure of the exact number of locks that we went thru but the number 52 sticks in my brain.  The locks are extremely narrow, and when we are in the locks, there are only a few inches on each side of the ship. For safety reasons, we were told that we should not touch the sides of the locks.

The Man Who Changed The World

 

While Michael and Marina decided to do the Gondola ride overlooking the vineyards and Rudesheim, I opted for the Mainz Walking Tour. Mainz is another ancient Roman city but it is also the birthplace of one of the most important men in our world's history.