A two-hour drive south brought us to Rothenberg. Along the way, we saw many huge modern windmills (wind turbines).
Rothenberg, Germany's best-preserved walled town, has been around for over 1,000 years and is a tourist's dream. Every time you turn around, there is a picturesque view.
Only when I was doing a bit of research did I find out that the Vulgarian village scenes from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang were filmed here, and this is the town you see from the glass elevator at the end of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It was also the inspiration for the village in Disney's Pinnochio.
Rebecca admires the schneeballs (sort of like powdered doughnuts with a variety of coatings).
"Bye, bye, boys! Have fun storming the castle!" On second thought, exactly how did one storm a castle or walled town? This was a question Tim and David pondered as we walked along the outside of the wall.
We visited toy stores, Christmas stores and souvenir shops.
A striking merman fountain
Here is a clock with mechanical figures which act out the story of how the town was saved from destruction during the Thirty Years War. The invading General was prepared to destroy the town until he drank a cup of local wine. Impressed, he agreed to spare the town if one of the councilors could drink the entire 3-1/4 liter bumper in one mighty draught. Herr Nunsch succeeded and saved the town. Click on the photo to zoom in on the figures.
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