It’s larger than I’d expected, and the walk takes even longer as we pause every few moments to snap picturesque pastel houses set on cobbled streets, the stunning view across the valley, and the castle gardens. Perhaps fortunately, the Kriminalmuseum with its array of torture devices is closed, but we console ourselves with a schneeballen (snowball), the local delicacy consisting of little more than deep-fried shortcrust pastry dusted with icing sugar, the taste reminiscent of a New Orleans beignet (read: absolutely delicious). Allied bombing destroyed a third of Rothenburg, but the then United States Assistant Secretary of War, one John McCloy, understood the importance and beauty of the town, and it was taken without further artillery being used.
Author: Lorna Riley
Published at: 2026-03-18 23:00:00
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