Bring on the Bratwurst

First I want to thank God for the beautiful weather he is giving us. We were thinking we would get rain on the weekend but now the forecast has cleared up. Sunny and upper 60's... unusually nice weather this time of year (so say the locals). Today started with a walk around the city. Yes that's right, because this was a medieval city, it was surrounded by a protective wall, one which now you can walk around. We thoroughly enjoyed this experience. Our senses were overwhelmed with the sites and authenticity of this city. Yes I'm sure this is something like our Gatlynburg but there is something distinctly different here that draws you in and gives you a feel of the old life and history of the country. Ok we worked up a sweat walking this lengthy path but wouldn't miss it for anything. As if that wasn't enough walking, we walked down outside this city to get a view of it from a little town looking up at it by a "double bridge". Beautiful picture spot. The walk around, down and back up were enough to work-off any size Bratwurst. It was actually fun to shop around afterward. The windows were all decorated up and just drew you inside. Oh and I found a souvenir penny machine... I'm so excited (except it was 1 ERUO and a 5 Cent piece - there's is copper). I can't end this blog without mentioning our visit to the criminal museum...a morbid reminder of what justice life use to be. It was rooms and rooms filled with objects of torture. If you were accused of something back then and wouldn't admit it then you were sentenced to torture until you did, at which point you would then be executed. It wasn't until the mid 1800s that they realized this process promoted inaccurate confessions... duh.