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| Leaving Rothenburg |
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| Still Leaving |
Another intriguing Old Town, more fountains, a
palace, a fortress, churches. We are on historical overload. We choose to look,
not learn. So, gawking and admiring we conduct our own walking tour of
Wurzburg, letting spires and domes and splashing water draw us this way and
that.
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| Fishy Fountain |
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| Another Palace |
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| Another Church |
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| Another Fortress |
Pretty and placid in the daylight, this place
buzzes after dark. In one square, under white-tented canopies, table after table of animated individuals cram around wooden folding tables, sit on stools, and sip
glasses of wine; their chatter suffuses the darkness. On the Main bridge,
over the Main River, people stand and stroll with glass wine goblets in hand.
There’s a window in a booth on the bridge where a long line of imbibers wait to
purchase refills. The fortress is illuminated on the hillside, street musicians
fill the air with melodies, and the river flows silently beneath.
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| Take-Away Wine Bar |
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| The Main Bridge |
We have dinner on the two-story deck of a
restaurant whose entrance intersects the bridge railing. An open metal railing
marks a boundary between deck and river. The structure was once a mill and the
water wheel continues to splish-splash below us. With umbrellas and night sky
above we “Prost” to adventure, escapades, curiosity and …home.
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| "Prost" |
We are in bed by 10, but 1000’s of others are
still out there, enjoying the distinctive ambience of Wurzburg.
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| Illumination |
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| Can You See The Water Wheel Below the Restaurant? |
Seems you are getting a bit jaded about castles, churches, and old cities....hope you don't get that way in Africa...ho, hum, another lion...
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