Hi lovelies,
Today was another magical day. We visited 2 small fairy-tale
like villages.
Robbie was a little hard to move as he had spent a large
part of the night in the Horizon Lounge belting out tunes with fellow
passengers in a karaoke night.
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| Beautiful sight early morning |
Our first stop was the beautiful town of Wertheim. We
wandered from the boat into the village and checked out some of the amazing
buildings.
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| Postcard perfect stuff |
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| The narrowest house |
One of the features of this village were that some buildings
had a barn attached to them. This could be to the side of the residence, or the
ground floor of the residence. The smell would have been quite rural. Glad that
now the barns are empty.
Another was that they often build the lower part of the
building smaller narrower than the upper floors. So the buildings kind of
looked like they should be upside down. This was because you were taxed on the
amount of land your ground floor covered, but not the upper floors. Where there
was a street between the lower buildings, you could shake hands with your
neighbour in the 3rd floor. Pretty clever tax dodge.
This was also one of the first towns to place Stolpersteins
or stumbling blocks in memory of members of the Jewish community who were
killed during WW2. These stones are placed amongst the cobble stones, often
outside the residence where the person had lived. We have seen these dotted
through the streets. They are a lovely reminder of a horrid time in the world’s
history.
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| The chalk on the door represents a blessing from Children |
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| Town guard post -leaning as well |
We learned today that during their school life all children
have to visit a concentration camp. I think that seems a little tough and could
be quite traumatic for children. I am unsure if I would sign the permission
form.
From there it was back on the bus and a short 1/2-hour bus
ride to Miltenberg. This is a picture card pretty town.
As it had suffered no
damage from the war the town has remained the same since it was first build in
There has been some changes to the lower levels due to flooding, but the
streets of the old town area look extremely well preserved.
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| The oldest guest house - drive through horse carriage entrance |
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| Part of the original city walls |
Another wander around the town, checking out the buildings.
Sadly, due to the small size of these towns, the Christmas
Markets are only one; on weekend. This however did not stop us finding some
treasures.
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| building original from 1333 |
It was then back onto the boat for lunch and a nap.
We have been threatened with snow today and tomorrow, but so
far none has appeared.
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| red sandstone from nearby |
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| Angel Elizabeth |
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| Lots of beautiful doorways |
Stay safe lovelies and keep enjoying life.
Love us.
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