Thursday, December 15, 2011

The romantic road leads to...rain

The much anticipated visit by my baby sister is FINALLY here.  The week is about making memories, catching up on things we've missed, and exploring a few Weihnachtsmarkts in Germany.  One place I was really excited to explore with my sister was Rothenburg ob der Tauer.  It's an old medieval town that sits along the famous Romantic Road through Germany, and I had been told by many that it has a Weihnachtsmarkt that is not to be missed.  Only an hour and a half away by car makes it also an easy destination to accomplish in one day.

We walked through the old fortress walls ready to discover this special little town.



And it really is a special place just as everyone had promised.  Then it came... the rain. We knew it was risky heading out when the weather has been wet and cold, but we were determined and thought it couldn't really be THAT bad, could it?


We attempted hiding in tunnels...
And inside a few stores...




And Big R did his best to take photos in between raindrops...







But the wrath was too great and the storm came with a vengeance.  And you think I'm kidding!  A little rain never hurt anyone, and we were prepared for the cold (and maybe even to be a tad bit wet). What we weren't prepared for was the downpour and the angry wind. Our crazy little bear had had enough, as did the rest of us.  Romantic city or not, we were uncomfortable, wet, and cold.  After shuffling in a tasty brat and potato pancake, we opted out of the gluhwein and ran through the town to our car.  We were quite literally drenched, and little r could have convinced an army we were torturing him.  He wasn't the only one happy we had made the decision to leave...


Safe and dry in the warm car, and we wrote off our experience at the Weihnachtsmarkt Rothenburg as an adventure vouching to make at least one more day trip to see the pretty little town when it is WARM and DRY!  As we drove home on the autobahn the sun peaked through the clouds and we all tried not to notice the open blue sky opening up as far as the eye could see.  Ah well... let's just say we'll be watching the radar closer this week hoping we can time our next adventure just a little better...


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