Germany Castle (back)country

Secret castle in the country

·         Wed Sept 22

Public Punishment

o   We have no idea where we are but . . . woke up early and hiked up to a pretty sweet castle from 1056. Nothing much to it – I think that they are in the process of renovation, but had beautiful views of the fairytale-esque German countryside. A day that started off fantastically slowly went downhill from here – driving the camper van on little city streets took some getting used to. After a little cosmetic booboo with the camper van, we decided to return to the rental place and try to either trade in for a smaller van or get our money back. Of course that did not work out and only resulted in wasted time, so we just had to learn to love the RV and the people we have become.  Once we got over our self-images, we headed over to Rothenberg, the most famous stop along the Romantic Road. Got there a little late, but still had time to munch on a Schneeball, quickly tour the Medieval Crime and Punishment Museum, and walk a good portion of the ramparts that surround the city. As the rest of the group had decided to make a beeline for beer-drinking in Munich after Heidelberg, our time was limited in Rothenberg and we quickly hit the road to Oktoberfest. Oh I must note that in our RV fiasco, we were able to snag a GPS, now appropriated named Fancy Pants, which has been an ultimate lifesaver; even the locals cannot live without them.

Schneeball