Today's adventures took us to Rothenburg ob der Tauber.  In March 1945, forty percent of the walled medieval town was destroyed by allied air bombardment. After the war, it was faithfully rebuilt with donations coming in from all over the world. We learned how it escaped even greater destruction because the mother of the U.S. Assistant Secretary of War had visited in the early 1900s. As a boy, he developed a fondness for the town based on his mother's stories and a painting of Rothenburg that hung in their home. The German soldiers were given the opportunity to leave and surrender the town.  They accepted and Rothenburg was spared.​ We stayed in a lovely hotel just inside the city walls.  There were even books to read in the nightstand if you are fluent in German.​  Mike's German wasn't that fluent.  Das ist aber schade.