Towards Wurzburg
12. Dezember 2019 in Deutschland ⋅ ☁️ 36 °FSecond train. Heading north. There is frosty snow on the ground and some of the small ponds are frozen over. Train is smaller.
Second train. Heading north. There is frosty snow on the ground and some of the small ponds are frozen over. Train is smaller.
I guess they didn’t get the message about not putting the church and cemetery on the hill above town. Isn’t that the way cholera is spread?
A walled city. Easy walking around but chilly. It snowed last night here but it’s all melted.
The house has a grain loft. In a walled city, it was important that every home had a stock of enoughWeiterlesen
These schneeballen (snowballs) are famous in winter here in Rothenburg. This one is covered in powdered sugar. Not sweet on the inside. Actually I’m grateful for the coffee as it is also a littleWeiterlesen
I’ve come here for a winter dinner and music. It will all be German with few people who speak English. I had a similar adventure in Norway and it was interesting. Way out of my comfort zone, butWeiterlesen
At the dinner last night I was randomly seated with two couples. One from near Augsburg and the other from Stuttgart. The latter was recently on the Stuttgart City Council and the former are my newWeiterlesen
Woke up this morning to meet Ute and Manfred and was greeted by huge snowflakes. It was magical.
I have no idea on the German food front, where the vegetables went? I haven’t seen a green veg in days. Come to think of it there is no salt and pepper and ketchup comes only in little packets.Weiterlesen
Turns out the pope stayed in Rothenburg as a student learning German. He stayed with a host family. I wonder what my international students will become?
My first high speed train. Not near as high speed as the ones in Sweden. More like an express with few stops. The first class car sure looks nice and there is free Wifi and a restaurant car.
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