Rothenburg with the Starbucks

I just love this entrance into Rothenburg. To the right is a church, nestled inside part of the city’s wall. I love the half timbered house up on top.

Ryan and Katie skipped school, we took the boys to a friends house and took off to our favorite German city. It was chilly but we didn’t have any rain and even had some blue skies. None of that mattered to these four who just enjoyed being together. It was a great day.

Can I really pick a favorite street in Rothenburg… it might be this one.

We wandered down a side street which I hadn’t ever been on before and found an alley with a view.

Love this girl. Almost 13. Almost done with 7th grade.

Love this park area just outside the city’s wall.

At this point we started shedding layers and Ryan volunteered to carry everything, all the backpacks, all the jackets, and even Katie.

Back in the center of town, we climbed the City Hall Tower…

I know I’ve taken these pictures before… but I just can’t help taking more.

Love this kid. Almost 15. Almost finished with 9th grade.

When we saw this flower market, both Monae and I immediately walked to opposite ends to take a picture. It made us laugh. The German Winter has been extra long this year and I’m missing the flowers that usually decorate each window sill this time of year. I guess we both needed to take a picture of some color!