Rothenburg

Good morning!!! Yesterday morning we got up and out. Well kinda. There was a bank next to our hotel where we could exchange money which was really good for all of us. The only other place we have really been able to exchange money was at the airport with an extremely high exchange rate. The teller was very helpful and charged us all just one flat fee to exchange the money. Thankfully, Craig was with us to help figure out how to divide the money back out! Then we got on the road.
We stopped at a church called Wieskirche. It is just a small cathedral in the countryside. If you could imagine the Vatican church except smaller – that is what this church resembled. When we went in, the service had just began. While we did not understand a word that was said, we were able to experience a church service in another language!! Off a beaten path behind the church, you could see the Alps. I have attached some photos. And we were off..

Well we survived another day on the autobahn!! Today we really got to see what it was like as we had to travel on it for a while to get to Rothenburg!! We took a slight detour off the autobahn that landed us through some small towns that were awesome to see. Then we just happened to find a Burger King thanks to some helpful town citizens. And then we were off to Rothenburg again.

Upon arrival, we had to enter a gate to what one could assume was a fortress. Well, it kind of is. Rothenburg is surrounded by a wall. It is almost as if this town is straight out of a mid-evil story or movie. It is quite awesome to take in!! We unloaded our stuff and got it into our rooms. This hotel is so awesome! You should see the dining room that we get to eat breakfast in. It is like we are sitting down to eat with the king. I will try and post a picture of it either tonight or tomorrow. We then did quite a bit of shopping throughout the town. There are all these shops down the main street with one absolutely huge Christmas shop – Kathe Wohlfahrt. This store is what all Christmas stores have been modeled after. There were floors upon floors of Christmas stuff – nativities, ornaments, Santas, etc. It almost got overwhelming, but awesome nonetheless. We then had dinner at an amazing restaurant on the balcony across from a marvelous church. Madison and I split the dinner we had and I have attached a picture – it was steak, grilled vegetables, and fried potatoes. We splurged a little and got coke! 🙂 After this was our Night Watchman’s walk were we got to hear about the history of the town. It was hit by the bubonic plague. The town was saved thanks to the relationship of some German and American soldiers. We finished up the night with amazing ice cream!! 🙂

Today we head to Bruhl to meet the Jetts and get settled there. Will keep you updated as time and WiFi allow!!!

Please continue to pray for those that we may come in contact with for the glory of God’s kingdom!!!