Rothenburg ob der Tauber

After week filled with long lectures on Human Resource Management and Macro-Economics, we were ready to get out of town for a little while. School was exhausting this week thanks to overly lengthy lectures and classroom windows that revealed blue skies and borderline 70 degree weather.

We were able to enjoy the weather Friday evening at a barbecue at one of the German student's apartment. I was a little jealous of the location of the apartment. It sat up on one of the small valley walls that surround Bad Mergentheim. Needless to say, this meant the backyard had a really nice view of Bad Mergentheim and a little bit of the surrounding area.

I found some bratwurst wrapped in bacon at the grocery store, and yes, it tasted just as good as it sounds.

The usual suspects met Saturday morning at the train station and we took off for Rothenburg ob der Tauber. I was fortunate enough to visit Rothenburg my first time in Germany with the exchange group, and I was very excited to go back. It is an incredibly well preserved medieval town surrounded by a wall. It's well known for a Christmas museum, a criminal torture museum, and a very intricate wood carving of the last supper in St. James church.

We hit all three and then took a short walk along the city wall. After that, we proceeded to stroll down less traveled streets in an attempt to get lost and maybe see some of the local culture. We ended up at a beer garden. That counts, right?

                                                                   I missed the memo..

                                                               A view from the city wall.