The 14th century walls of this
city are undamaged |
During our tour we learned specifics of the
history and architecture |
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Cobblestone Streets |
"Half-timbered" homes identified by images
not numbers |
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Many unique shops...decorated for Easter
as well as a Christmas Museum
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From beautifully preserved fortifications |
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You can look down on the surrounding countryside |
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The Main Square of the City |
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What are all these people looking
at? |
They're waiting for the town clock to strike
noon |
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Then the doors open... |
and the figures drink their steins of beer |
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We ate lunch in a local restaurant.
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Then we explored the town on our own |
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We climbed up on the city wall |
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Looking down from the wall |
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Houses are incorporated into the wall itself |
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On the way back to the boat we stopped briefly
in Wurzburg |
The "Residenz" of prince-bishop brothers Schoenborn |
Completely destroyed during WWII and rebuilt |
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