Before Chinese New Year, a Hong Kong friend came to visit me in Munich after a 2-week sojourn in Europe. We were thinking about a good place to visit on Sunday 3rd February; then I came up with the pretty town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. I also invited another Hong Kong guy, now working in Munich, to come along. 農曆年前有個香港朋友,歐遊兩週後來到慕尼黑。2月3日(星期日)那天,大家都想到另一個地方逛逛,想起有個饒有特色的小鎮——羅騰堡(Rothenburg ob der Tauber),我約了另一個剛來到慕尼黑工作的香港朋友一同前往。 The entrance to the old town of Rothenburg 羅騰堡古城之入口 The entire town of Rothenburg is built on wood. Shortly after walking through the city gates (called Rödertor), we stepped onto the passageway on top of the city wall for a good view of the town. Rothenburg is totally surrounded by this wall, about half of which has a narrow passageway built on it. The side of the passageway facing outwards is a continuous stone wall while the roof and the fence are built of wood. Most of the wood looked rather new but at least the original style was retained. The maintenance of ...