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... Wurzburg also has several beautiful Baroque churches.<br><br>I had my first bratwurst at a stand that has sold them for 30+ years. Cheap and good. I also had some Gluchwein, or something like that, which is hot spiced wine. It was great on a cold day like today.<br><br>I left Wurzburg and headed to Rothenburg. When I arrived there were once again, no taxis. So I to lug my luggage, in the cold, drizzling rain, about a ...

While going from case to case at the various German hospitals, I had the opportunity to finally see what the Autobahn was all about. Yes, there is no speed limit, but it has plenty of traffic, so it didn't prove to be the speed thrill I had imagined. We did get some RPM's revving every once-in-awhile however.<br><br ...

... century. We had lunch at a quaint Italian restaurant, the owner from Naples. Best food of the trip! <br><br>This town is known for cuckoo clocks and Christmas shops. Everywhere there were beautiful shops and quaint cafes. I would return to this town in a minute. Our guide, Victoria, was enamored with the color orange. "From her head down to her toenails". She was<br>originally from ...

At Bamberg we left the Danube-Main Canal. The canal was completed in 1992 and allows ships to travel from the North Sea to the Black Sea. This connection had been dreamed of since Charlemagne tried digging one in the 8th century. Another attempt was made in the 1800s but the advent of the railroad doomed it. It took 20th century technology to make it possible. The canal itself has 34 locks out of the total of ...

... most important cities in the Holy Roman Empire and in 1248 work began on its mighty cathedral, designed to house the relics of the Three Wise Men. Known as the Dom (pronounced dome), it was once the world&#8217;s tallest building and is arguably still the world&#8217;s greatest Gothic edifice, attracting pilgrims from all over Europe, even though it was not to be completed for another six centuries. It is still Germany&#8217;s most visited attraction. <br>

... on in German, so we quietly leave the room.<br><br>We get the guides and begin the tour of the castle. The first rooms are about the war and what happened in this area. Most buildings were bombed and then fire bombed so a lot of the town was destroyed. Then it went on to describe the rebuilding of the town and then Germany as a whole. It wasn't quite what we had expected as we thought we would be seeing the rooms ...

... and videotaped the Glockenspiel going off at 5 p.m. The free tour guide told us it is the second most overrated tourist site in Europe, after the astronomical clock in Prague. I am inclined to agree, even though I'm very happy I can now say I've seen it. The bells were good, not great, and the dancing people were cute. The bird at the end was a bit pathetic, and I'm not sure why it hooted like an owl. Unless it is an owl. I'm clearly not sure.<br><br>So we packed ...

... We only just had enough time to clean up and go for dinner and then went to the lounge for a talent concert put on by the crew.  I have never laughed so much, Mac put it all on video so we will have that as a wonderful memory.  Pretty tired at the end of the day so packed up at 10:30pm and went to bed.  It is dusk at this time and seems to be strange going to bed when it is still light outside."

... my answer last night, when he asked me "So, tell me more about Spanish women ..." Wurzburg - a nice little town that I stopped in, en route to Frankfurt. First up was the Residenz, Wurzburg's palace. The tour guide was quite good, and mentioned that the Residenz has been described as Germany's Versailles - hmmm ... not quite ... I wanted to visit the Residenz's chapel, but it was closed for a wedding. The Baroque garden behind the Residenz was quite nice ...

... m above sea level at Hanau. The river Mainin its natural state is a fast-moving stream unsuitable for shipping.In the 19th century the river was tamed and a system of dams and locksis now part of the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal connecting the North Sea with the Black Sea<br><br>Lohr is said to be Snow White's possible birthplace.<br>