Lost in Translation

 Here are what half-timbered homes look like.  They are common in many of the old towns and villages in Germany.  These are from the city of Alsfeld.  Every step we take seems to be a living postcard!

Here is the "Witches Tower" in Gelnhausen.  About 39 men, women, and children were wrongly accused of being witches.  They were tortured and then lost their lives.  It is thought to be blamed on a long period of bad weather and terrible living conditions.  The townspeople demanded an explanation as to why things were so bad.

This statue was placed outside of the Witches Tower to honor the poor victims of the persecution.

 Jodie and Wanda excited to be outside the home of the Grimm Brothers in Steinau.  Behind them is a statue depicting the Frog Prince.

 This medallion shows the Grimm Brothers.  It is located in a large castle in Steinau.

Jodie and Wanda pose with the girl from The Frog Prince.

Every day has brought us new adventures with communication.  Yesterday we were in the GORGEOUS city of Gelnhausen which was filled with half-timbered houses.  We toured a "Witches Tower" which was very sad as we heard how women, men and children were blamed for weather problems and crop failures and then lost their lives as a result.  The tour was quite informative and interesting (again it was a private tour for just us), BUT we mistakenly thought we had arranged it for 5 euros when it fact it was 57 euros.  Oh well!  Following that we headed to Steinau where the Grimm Brothers lived as boys.  We visited their family home and ate at a restaurant which served a meal from the original recipe of the Grimm Brothers' mother!!  We then drove to Alsfeld and zipped around as a lightning and thunder storm was approaching.  We visited a version of a Dollar Store :)  Struggled to find a little village outside of Marburg and finally called it a night.