Hotel Burger-Palais Ansbach

... usual stocks and irons plus a slew of masks to shame and neck violins to lock quarreling spouses or friends together. There was also an impressive collection of signets pressed in wax for contracts.<br><br>We knew enough to stop in the town square when we saw several tour groups huddled around their guides. Every hour, the clock chimes and the windows open to show the councilor chugging a giant tankard of wine. The square is also full of vendors roasting ...

... the northernmost town on the Road. It was a cute beginning, though a reminder of why I am not enamored of German food (lots of sausages and very little veggies). But Wurzburg is a huge wine producing town, so color me very happy about that. (hic)<br><br>This morning we drove south to the most famous town on the Road, Rothenburg au der Tauber. Seriously, this town has to be seen to be believed. It looks like Fantasyland exploded in 12 different ...

They Said:<br><br>Even if for only one damp and chilly night, we finally got to see another city in Bavaria. Nuremberg is mostly a bombed out shell of its former self, redone since the war with more modern style architecture but still retaining the city's original mapping. This means tons of streets that are pedestrian only, and for the most part, this is how we enjoyed the city &#8211; simply by walking its ...

... or visa versa. We got to go though the house to see how they lived back in their day. At the end of the tour, we were taken to the workshop and shown which elements made certain colors, then got to watch a demonstration of a lady making art. <br><br>After the tour of the house, we hurried to the toy museum that was just down the street. We had less than an hour to explore the 4 floor museum, but we ended up making the time stretch as long as we could, goofing off every chance we got (we ...

... and took buses to Nuremberg. We visited the Zeppelin Field where the big Nazi Rallies were held and the Hall of Justice where the Nuremberg Trials took place. Bought a souvenir pin at Market Square and had cokes at a bistro while waiting for the bus to take us back to the ship. <br><br>

Before we even got to Nuremburg the adventure began. Half way through the drive we got a little hungry. Stopping at a truckstop we picked up some McDonalds (The only time so far) and after eating was on our way. Chris then noticed after driving for a few minutes on the highway how windy it was&#8230;.maybe because I forgot to close the side door of the van. Needless to say we pulled over and closed the door ...

From Munich to Nuremberg is a nice short drive and luckily Germany doesn't use road tolls (They are so efficient they don&#8217;t need tolls&#8230;hehe)! We chose a nice little campsite just outside the city! After going for a walk we also discovered we were next to the Football (soccer) stadium and the Hockey Arena. On our first night there was a football game and Nuremburgs local team has one hell of a ...

... working at the time, in Ilsheim, Germany. She introduced me to the concept of travel blogging. Where ever you are right now - thanks Brenda, I think. My adventure started on Halloween - a little more trick and a little less treat. Trick #1: I boarded a plane and flew to Frankfurt, Germany on Halloween and landed on November 1. I'm convinced I lost a day of my life. To jump forward a bit, I returned on November 30th from ...

... right out of a story book. We joke that it has the Swiss Miss buildings along with the cobblestone pedestrian streets and old churches. The biggest adjustment has been how quiet it is and how early the doors are closed in the evening. Stores close by 5:30 OR 6:00. The city is quiet by 7:30 except for restaurants and a few bars. The stores close by 2:00 on Saturday and there is nothing-I mean nothing open on Sunday except for restaurants.

... was an exciting week end spent exploring my surroundings. It was sensory overload even though Frankfurt turned out to be a little cold and misty. We decided that the panoramic view from the rooftop of the local department store was lacking the charm of perhaps the view of Paris from the roof of the Galeries Lafayette. I suppose that a good guide book would have helped but we decided to wing it and see what came up. Stopping for food we worked our way around the ...