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Street in Old Town. |
City Councilors' Tavern. |
The clock and the guys that come out when it
strikes. |
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The Night Watchman's guided walking tour. Don't
listen to Rick Steves on this one. The guy sucks. |
Fleisch und Tanzhaus (Meat and Dance Hall) and
St. George's Fountain, on the edge of the Marketplatz (Market
Square). |
St. George slaying the dragon. |
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The city walls. |
Walking along the wall. |
St. Jacob's Church in the background. |
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One of the Old Town main streets. |
Baumeisterhaus. The statues between the windows
are the seven virtues and the seven vices. |
View looking out from the town. |
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Inside the Church of St. Jacob. |
Altar of the Holy Blood. |
Picture with some old guy to get a sense of
scale. Pretty damn impressive. |
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The High Altar (aka The Twelve Apostles Altar),
created in 1446. |
Walking through Old Town. |
The night entrance, after the gate was closed. |
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City entrance. |
The face out of which city defenders could pour out
hot oil. |
Rothenburg's backyard. |
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Old Town |
One of the entrances into Old Town. |
More of the city wall. |
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Schneeball. Basically fried dough. |
Outside the Medieval Crime &
Punishment Museum. |
Crown and sceptre. |
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Shame masks. |
Double Neck Violin. "With six holes, this was
meant for two quarrelsome women. On the spot they were locked
into it until they got along with each other." |
Mace. |
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More shame masks. |
Chastity belts. |
Probably my favorite shame mask. |
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Masc of Shame. "In the shape of a wolf's head for
men who had telled smutty jokes." |
Trunk locking mechanism. |
Executioner's mask. |
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This would have been my weapon of choice. |
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