A squirrel or a 1000 year old town, which would prove more exciting?

Wednesday was spent exploring the nearby town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, an extremely well preserved, walled town that was a major trade route in the 1600's and was extremely important in the German Reformation (the separation between church and city). It is a picturesque town with narrow, cobbled streets and rows of peaked roofed houses in a variety of colours. The whole town is enclosed by a wall, complete with towers. We were able to walk the wall and even climb one of the medieval towers to get a superb view of the town. It was an impressive town but the kids were more taken by the Christmas Museum we visited, than the architecture of the town. While Henry and Daniel visited a Medieval Crime and Punishment museum I took the kids to a Christmas wonderland. After much ooohing and aaahing at the gorgeous displays I let them choose one ornament as a souvenir from Germany. That was certainly one of the hardest decisions they've ever had to make. Half an hour later they had finally chosen. 

Afterwards we were walking to a playground for lunch when I spotted a squirrel. We spent a few marvellous minutes, mouths agape, staring at this new creature before it scampered up the tree and out of sight. The kids were amazed, it was certainly the highlight of their day so far.

Their day was to get even better as we made our way to a 'Wild Park', a huge outdoor 

playground with an animal park attached. We spent a few hours playing on the awesome equipment and visiting the deer, wild pig and turtles. We arrived home exhausted and enjoyed dinner on our balcony for our last night in Wurzburg.

The kids will most certainly remember their first encounter with the squirrel, the absolute highlight of their day.

My standard position in the car (clearly we were exhausting them with all the sightseeing).

The narrow, cobbled streets in Regensburg.

A fountain in the town centre.

In the Christmas museum.

The view over the old town of Regensburg.

Walking along the old town walls.

The peaked roofs and coloured houses really add to the character of this town.

Walking the town walls.

A playground with a view

Our lunch spot just beyond the city walls.

Feeding deer at the huge outdoor playground and animal park.

These super sized swings were so much fun!

Going for a horse and cart ride with Opa.