Romantisch Straße
SO having obtained our spiffy BMW 316i wagon we headed out of Frankfurt ... eventually. Frankfurt has some crazy roads. Keep left no right no left. pfffffft. In any case having escaped from Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! ville it was time to get out into the countryside. We headed for the Romantic Road which is Germany's most travelled tourist route/trap. It was a very important trade route from Northern Europe to Rome back in the day.
Würzburg
Our first stop was Würzburg which was the seat of power for the Prince Bishop of Franconia. The main attraction here is the Residenz. This is one big. ass. house.
It is a UNESCO world heritage site. The reason for this particular house being recognized is that way back when it took a lot of years for the peasant families to get that done. Usually the royal family had to wait a few generations before the thing was done. Even back then contractors were the vague answer people. But THIS house was done within one generation. The Prince Bishop of the time travelled around to all the important cities of the day to collect the various styles and put them all together in one "house". We strolled the corridors for while and noticed a sign saying that the guide book was available in the gift shop and was "attractively" priced. Upon further review ... no kidding! A 50 page glossy book with pictures and everything for €3!!!! Just like the lonely planet book said, it was well worth the €4 admission each.
-Andrew
Würzburg
Our first stop was Würzburg which was the seat of power for the Prince Bishop of Franconia. The main attraction here is the Residenz. This is one big. ass. house.
It is a UNESCO world heritage site. The reason for this particular house being recognized is that way back when it took a lot of years for the peasant families to get that done. Usually the royal family had to wait a few generations before the thing was done. Even back then contractors were the vague answer people. But THIS house was done within one generation. The Prince Bishop of the time travelled around to all the important cities of the day to collect the various styles and put them all together in one "house". We strolled the corridors for while and noticed a sign saying that the guide book was available in the gift shop and was "attractively" priced. Upon further review ... no kidding! A 50 page glossy book with pictures and everything for €3!!!! Just like the lonely planet book said, it was well worth the €4 admission each.
-Andrew
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