Just had to get my two cents in : ). The trip has been fabulous so far - every place we've been has been thoroughly enjoyable. Our room here in Rothenburg is so cute adorably German. The sense of history here is really amazing. The room I'm sitting in lets you see the half-timbered construction used to build it so very many years ago. Very cool, and something you'll never see in the States.

Bacharach (where we stayed last night) is a very cool little town, considering that you can walk from one end to the other in 10 minutes. The Junderberge (youth hostel) is located in the city's castle on the top of a very steep hill. They really make you work for the cheap rooms! We only made it far enough up the hill to check out the Wernerkappelle, a beautiful ruined Gothic church.

Since there are others (doubtless Americans) waiting to check in with the outside world, I'll wrap up here. We're off to check out a local museum and then take a guided tour of this medieval city.

Guten tag!