Rothemberg & Cochem Castle
2 weeks ago we went to a medieval city called "Rothemberg," pronounced "Rotten burg." It is a completely walled city that still has arrow slits. It was neat to see, but they've turned the inside to kind of a tourist trap. We happily walked into it. There were beautiful gardens and the view from the city walls was pretty spectacular. The churches were gorgeous. Yesterday, April 26th, we took a drive to Cochem Castle. You should look it up online. It's beautiful! Luke and Scott, our 2 Lieutenants that we've semi-adopted, drove ahead of us. It's quite challenging to follow them. When we stop, we remind Scott that we do NOT have a sports car. Most of the roads on the way there were mountain roads, not autobahn. The autobahn, by the way, isn't so scary now. You just have to follow the rules and go slightly faster than you would in the states. Anyway, we got to see the Castle from different sides due to the road that wound around the mo...