Germany - Pt 4

We went away for a few days (from Debbie's flat), heading first for the medieval town of Dinklesbuhl on the Romantic Road. The walls surrounding the city include four towers. One of them (Wornitz Tor) is in the pic below.

We visited the late-Gothic church of St George, which can be seen in the background of this street pic.

The residential district of the town consists mainly of half-timbered houses. The best example in southern Germany is the Deutsches Haus.

Wealthy patrician families in Dinklesbuhl built their half-timbered houses around picturesque courtyards. A typical example is the Hezelhof.

We drove along the Romantic Road to another lovely medieval town, Nordlingen (a sister city of Wagga Wagga). The fortification walls surrounding the city include 15 towers. Below is the Reimlinger Tor.

There is an old 14th century town hall on the Marktplatz, the centre of town.

Before leaving Nordlingen, we walked along part of the city walls.

We stopped overnight in Ulm, on the Danube River. It is renowned as the birthplace of Albert Einstein. The city has many historic buildings, including a fancy Gothic-Renaissance town hall. It is covered with brightly coloured frescos and has an astronomical clock. See pics below.

Ulm's huge munster (basilica) is a masterpiece of European Gothic architecture. Its 161 metre high west tower is the highest church tower in the world.

The Fishermens and Tanners Quarter of Ulm is a very picturesque area, with half-timbered houses and little bridges over canals. We ate dinner at a restaurant in the area, trying a local dish with Schwabische noodles.

We drove through the scenic Schwabische Alb (Swabian Mountains), stopping first in Sigmaringen, where we had lunch in one of Germany's fantastic bakeries.

Sigmaringen's skyline is dominated by the castle, which was reconstructed following a fire in 1893. The pics show the castle entrance and the whole castle.

Higher up in the mountains, we stopped at the romantic castle of Lichtenstein. Along the road signs said to watch out for deer and wild pigs.

Next update will finish our German travels.