Tuesday, June 27,
2006
Rothenburg, Germany
Breakfast in Germany |
After having our complimentary breakfast at the Hotel
Gerberhaus which consisted of ham, cheese, fresh fruit, homemade rolls, and cereal,
we took off on foot for the Kriminalmuseum, which is a medieval crime
museum. Rothenburg is a medieval
village, with the oldest building in town dating back to 900 AD (which is where
we’ll eat dinner tonight). Touring the
crime museum, I can imagine that there wouldn’t have been too much crime here
as the criminals were dealt with swiftly and severely. If they were convicted of their crimes (which
they usually were due to the confessions made while being tortured), the
criminals’ sentence is carried out that very day, with all of the town folks in
attendance.
While at the Kriminalmuseum, it started to rain again so we
waited for a break in the weather. Once
the sun came out again, we started our walking tour of the town and found the
restaurant recommended by Inge where we would eat dinner tonight. It has an unusual name Zur Holl, which
translates “To Hell”.
We continued on our tour to the Reichsstadtmuseum. This is a medieval museum that used to be a
convent. It has a large collection of
armour and weapons used during the middle ages.
Every sort of weapon is represented:
swords, daggers, halberds, pistols, crossbows, and rifles. Armour is on display from the “Maximilian
period (c. 1520) as well as from the Thirty-Years War (1618-1648). I don’t know how the men were able to move let
alone battle when they were wearing the full body armour – it looks so heavy.
The doorway to hell (Zur Holl) |
This was a long and wonderful day and we were looking
forward to sleeping in our king-size bed which had no top sheet, but individual
down comforters and pillows.
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