Hotel Post Faber Crailsheim

... 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.

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 ...

... It's beautiful and charming but ask me in a few hours when the Elderhostel tour buses and their occupants have sent me over the edge. Anyway. My goal today is to discover the deliciousness of something called "schneeballs." They look chocolate and fried and should go great with beer.

Well that's all for now- I am in a tourist office that gives me 15 minutes free internet access and I have to steal it where I can get it. Auf Weidershen :)

... We found the entrance and paid a small fee to tour the inside, and it was worth every penny. On the rear balcony was a large carved altar of wood and gold, showing the scene of the last supper. Like the other ones in this church, the altar had wings that could be folded in like a large cabinet. This was the only church we toured that allowed us to walk on the main altar and even around the backside to see the many medieval paintings covering it. This, I thought ...

... in the world). There is a food booth and some kind of buy a ticket get a prize raffle. We will be back here for lunch.

We drive down to the Castle of Schullingsfurst. I thought we could walk, lucky we drove as it is a long way. There is an entrance fee, 1-to see Falconries, 2-castle, or 3-both. We had just wanted to see the outside of the castle, so we buy the ticket for the Falconries. This is an incredible show, more that we ...

... It is picturesque like the other towns we have seen. We park on the edge of town and walk over a bridge and through the gate of the wall and into the old town. We go to the tourist information centre in the centre and get a brochure on the town and find out there is a campground near by. We haven’t seen any signs all day and we thought we might not be camping ...

So, today is the big day, only 2 hours left and my family is going to drive me to Frankfurt and then my flight to Bangkok via Dubai is leaving at 10p.m. (Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!)
But as I'm still not packed and really excited I'm not goint to write that much, only that I'm really looking forward to the trip and hope to tell you guys many nice and interesting stories :)
So, here you soon from Bangkok!!
Adios :)

Marta

... a bottle, but it's so worth it!

afterwards everyone bought lots of wine. it's a pretty good tactic of the winery to get everyone drunk and then offer to sell them wine. Nicole told me she bought a ridiculously expensive bottle of wine when she was on her Contiki europe trip, and regretted it lol. so yeah i almost bought some but i restrained. i've got smoe other awesome alcohol in mind to buy later

Today we (Dennis, Shawn, Jessi, Teeny, and myself) went to Rothenberg. I wasn't sure what to expect, but had read on the internet that while it was a walled city and one of the best preserved in Germany, it had become something of a tourist trap. Sadly, that was true. Still, the city was worth visiting.

Upon reaching the city by train, we walked to the entrance of the Altstadt, or Old Town. We walked up onto the walkway around the ...

... We still are not out of Munich and we have lost our guide and the group is now headed in three different directions. A few miles down the road our group was stopped at an intersection and one of the guys that was riding a BMW 1200 RT with hard bags decided to go around a car (a new Mercedes Benz) and he hit the tail light on the car and broke it (at least BMW wins again). OK, so here we are again with another delay. I really felt bad for the guy, but a few ...

... was completely beyond me. Things such as post-war Germany, the 300,000 American soldiers currently residing in Europe for reasons unknown, European rivalries and he even broke down the pet names which all of the European countries call each other ( Some nice, some not so nice :) ). This made for a 2 hour session which was delivered between colourful bouts of cussing at other drivers moving any slower than 160kph in our path. -- Wurzberg, the Castle(s) Wurzberg, south-east of ...