Germany..the bad and the good

Our day started with a short drive to Dachau, a small town NW of Munich? We arrived @ 10 am and began our visit of the historic concentration camp, the bad. The entire camp is now a museum and memorial to those thousands that perished. I still can't believe that anyone could hate people/religions so much as to murder in the masses. To walk on the same ground is sombering. After all the excitement in Dachau, Lance let me drive on the autobahn over to Rothenburg. I felt like a native until a white Porsche passed me doing at least 280km....my 170 didn't seem so fast but I hung in with the majority. I love this country(Laura) Rothenburg is a 15th century city that is known for it's mid-evil flare. The winding cobblestone streets and old buildings have a unique charm. The city is partially surrounded by a 30' stone wall, a moat and tall cliffs. Because of its high perch you can see some distance away. The countryside is lush and green...it will take your breath away! We did a night watchman tour of the city tonight and learned that this city was been spared through several over takings. The last being during WWII when a section do the outer city was destroyed by US air attacks on the German army that took over Rothenburg in 1944. The Germans agreed to leave so the city and history was saved. In addition to the history of the town the night watchman shared the location of a famous bier garten aptly named the Devil's Bar, or Hell. So when the locals tell you to go to hell, they are merely recommending a good place to get a pint of ale. After our tour we made a quick walk to the square and found a local pastry shop that made a crusty pastry called snowballs (lightly fried pastry dough shaped like a snowball, and about the size of a baseball). They offered over 20 varieties, but we chose the one with the most chocolate. A great treat that we split 3 ways. Our evening in Rothenburg came to an end.