So nice to see, how much fun you have, even in this cold, grey and wet season. It is always a matter of perspective. So keep your positive way of looking at things. And Willa....so precious to watch her growing up. You are a great family! Thanks für your videos!
Hello guys I'm a German and I love watching your videos! It's exciting to see you guys enjoying Germany with every bits and pieces. I enjoy seeing my own country through a different view and even get to know a little more about it as well
Hey fellows, try to also make it to Rheinland-Pfalz Area, especially to Speyer and the German Wine Street including Bad Dürkheim. This is a lovely spot of Germany with lots of great Pfalz Food. I recommend to head directly to Domhof Restaurant in Speyer. Try it, you won't be disappointed. Especially in summer time it is amazing sitting outside and enjoying the homebrew beer and of course, the dish "Pfälzer Leibgericht". ;-)
What can we say? We love food 😂. Thanks Kerstin, it means a lot! We love thoughtful Germans like yourself. Thanks for always encouraging us to try new things and explore Germany.
@@saschaesken5524 yes, and to give it back some "taste" they often add a kilogram of sugar to every cup of those low quality drinks, making it even worse. i recently had one of those, and after drinking the liquid part (that wasn't too bad, only much too sweet, although i like sweet things) half the cup was still full of undissolved "milk powder and cocoa powder and sugar paste" ...
the Erzgebirge is a particularly beautiful region, now at Christmas time. the region is very festive decorated with lots of tration. should you go there at Christmas time! Einen schönen 4.Advent liebe Grüße aus Köln.
@@OurStorytoTell If you like half-timbered houses (Fachwerk Häuser), there are so many towns in Northern Germany you should visit. For example Hildesheim with the half-timbered market (destroyed in 1945, originally rebuilt in 1989), Lübeck, Lüneburg (especially in the Christmas-time) or Hameln (with the famous legend "the rat-catcher of Hameln").
Interesting to learn! We have seen local ones shut down, but didn’t realize that actually moved back to Italy. We just assumed it was a seasonal thing. 😊
I work in Rothenburg and live approximately 30km away. I do a lot of running, and like to run a lot around Rothenburg because the nature and atmosphere there is incredible. Besides the beautiful medieval city. Nice to see that you liked it. And great Video guys!
I‘m a teacher at the school you passed by 😃 happy to see that you love Rothenburg. I don’t know it thaaaaat good bc I‘m from Nuremberg but I love this little gem of a town. Stay safe!
Hi Philipp! 👋 How cool you teach there! We loved going to the old town in Nuremberg for the first time. If you haven’t seen it, you might enjoy this video: czcams.com/video/6Hn2YyAP2LY/video.html
It always pleases me to see how you as tourists experience my hometown. If you should come back a third time, then come to Rothenburg at Pentecost, when we celebrate our great medieval festival here. But maybe you will come after this world-wide epidemic, otherwise you will miss too much.
to make hot chocolate this good you have to use the chocolate powder mostly seen at the baking area in your grocery shop mix it with a little bit of cold milk and sugar an mix into the hot but not boiling milk. Add whipped cream on top and you are in heaven.
Thank you guys for this video. I've passed Rothenburg ob der Tauber quite a few times on my way to Ulm and never thought of a visit. Next time I will make sure to stop there and walk through this lovely city.
Germany has a lot to offer when it comes to landscapes and pictoresque towns and villages. Whether it is the north, the south, the east , west or central germany. you'll find something you'll want to remember everywhere. Bavaria, for example, has more to offer than the instagram locatons. whether that is the national forest in the east with its mountains you can climb and the forest playground. or Regensburg with the 1000 year old stone bridge that is still in use today, or the surrounding area with the Valhalla and roman castells or the Limes. There is a lot to see with a lot of history going back thousands of years.
I believe that Rothenburg was largely bombed in WWII and reconstructed so basically a tourist attraction but looking like the Middle Ages. I was there in Spring and fewer people were there than no doubt in summer (but still lots). I also walked away from the main tourist streets and around the top of the wall.
Again, love watching your vids! And to be back in RodT!!! One of my favorite places! Next time you’re there you have to go get a goulash soup at the Ratstube restaurant in the platz. The best!!!
There is about a 100 m from Käthe Wohlfahrt Christmas shop, direction park with view, on the same side a beautiful garden Cafe. You can't see it from the street, you have to walk through the house to reach it.
It's so refreshing and heartwarming how appreciative, mindful and grateful you are about so many "little" things we natives take for granted - we too should re-learn to be a bit more grateful again. In this sense: Happy holidays! BTW: Look for "Nesquick" in your local supermarket. It's the best loved instant Cocoa drink in Germany, maybe it comes close to your hot chocolate in Rothenburg.
Please don't take Nesquik if you want good hot chocolate 😂It is fine for a quick hot and sweet beverage fix, but always go for "Heiße Schokolade" when you're in a café or so. Nesquik doesn't hold a candle to the "real" stuff 😋
Oh please...Nesquick is popular because it is cheap and there has been a lot of advertising for that stuff. If you really like cacao, you avoid the overly sweet stuff! If you want some to make at home, my recommendation is Carotina. If you want to buy some, surprisingly Kamps has a really good hot chocolate. But if you want the real stuff, you buy actual cacao and make it yourself, preferable with some honey instead of sugar.
Like everywhere at this time of year Rothenburg should not be so empty. One of my favourite places in Europe, the walk around the ramparts is so rewarding. Great place, great hosts, great memories, and I really want to spend Christmas there..........!
Rothenburg is so beautiful, I am very sorry there is no christmas market due to covid. It's just not the same withouth the torches and bright lights and all.
PS: We can only hope that covid goes away next spring. But I fear it's there to stay and we have to live with it, as best as we can, and hope that science can beat it.
Have nice Christmas days comming up this week - and if its snowing and a sunny day is comming, perhaps you will find the time to visit the highest mountain of Germany, the Zugspitze ? Or the highest mountain of the Black forest - the Feldberg....or other nice and lovely winter areas as the Arber near to your space....🛷🎿⛸
I’m a (civilian) military brat and miss my days on Ramstein AB and in Germany. Lots of tourists, but Rothenburg was always one of my favorites. 🇩🇪 If I could land a civilian job, Germany would definitely be on my go-to list in the near future. Happy holidays and safe travels!
Hello there! Well i have to say that you wont find a gelato like in Rothenburg again because all eis shops have their own secret recepiece and produce it by them self! Greatings from Rothenburg🙋♂️
The humid German winter seems to be perfect for testing winter clothing because it quickly reveals any weak spots. What is sold as "winter clothing" today often looks nice but just doesn't do the job.
7:50 What you missed this time around was the "Käthe Wohlfahrt" shop. No wonder the line was very long. But they also have an Internet site. Only this Christmas will it be tight.
6:05 _This is not nearly as good as the Nürnberger Bratwurst..._ Yeah, sorry there Tanner. That's just what the best sausage in the world does...it ruins every other sausage. 😋
Im personally offended by that statement 😂 It’s an unfair comparison as the stand with the „halber meter wurst“ was closed this year. Which would have definitely won in this taste contest.
1. San die Würschtl aus der Wurschtkuchel besser weil bloß da da Händlmeier frisch is und aussen ume is a Schwarzer Kipferl. 2. San die Bratwürstl in Rengschburg älter als d Nermbercher 3. gibt’s in Rengschburg a no Rengschburger (Knacker) und da geht eh nix dran vorbei
I'm glad you guys liked the ice cream. Is the gelaterie from my brother and his girlfriend. And in the yellow house at 8:52 am I lived my first years of life.
@@OurStorytoTell You absolutely have to come to Rothenburg after the pandemic for our annual Middle Age Festival over 3 days! I am happy to have wine, beer, ice cream and a few other local delicacies ready.
I'm very glad you like it! I've been living my whole life in Rothenburg, and I must say it feels quite surreal when you recognize every place, store and street in a tourist video like this
Thank you guys for taking us along your journey, for your positiveness and openmindedness which allow you to see the best parts of everything and teach/make dicover to young Willa valuable things! Btw, I think Willa is one of the most adorable toddlers I have ever seen, and being a Mom of 2 I am biased 😊
Willa is sooo cute with her hot chocolate. And she has the same look as rissa after she has drunk the first sip. I have another suggestion for Christmas specials for you. Why don't you try a baked apple? This is also a very old tradition at Christmas time. There are so beautiful recipes for filled baked apples on the Internet. The finishing touch is a hot baked apple from the oven with a piece of apple strudel and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yum! 🤤 😋
I remember when I was in Rothenburg ob der Tauber (a class-journey in the summer of 1994, we spent a week in Nürnberg) it was hot like in an oven, near the 40°C. Our class was more interested in shadow and icecream on this day than in Rothenburg... 😅
you can easy make a hot choco at home. get some "kakao - schwach entölt" from your local store and milk "1 liter" . mix 2-3 spoons of the kakao with some sugar (how much sugar you need to find out by yourself" and some of the cold milk together. heat up the other milk until it cooks. remove the milk from the stove and mix it with the kakao. fill a cup with the hot choco and put some fresh wipped cream on the top and enjoy. sometimes we put a small piece of butter into the choco. greetings
You´ve been lucky to see Rothenburg so empty. Normally, the place is nearly overrun with tourists, often from China and Japan. What I really liked about the city wall is that you find there plenty of stones with names and dates and place names on it (often from abroad). Those are acknowledgements to people who donated to rebuild or to preserve the old city wall. It´s heartwarming, I remember to see donators from Florida and other places listed .
I absolutely love watching your little family, travel around Germany. I've never been to Rothenburg, so thanks for the inspiration, it looks lovely and I will put it on my list of places to visit. I love how your videos are shot and edited and the balance between the narrative bits and the views of the city. I also like Willa's first impressions of things she tries and watching her grow. I don't know you personally but you guys also seem like so nice; the type of people I would love to be friends with irl. I'm looking forward to more of your adventures. Btw some Cities still have Christmas markets, like Hamburg. I was thinking of popping into the Käthe Wohlfahrt at the Hamburg Christmas Market yesterday but there were so many people cuing up, so maybe another time. (Anna)
One of the best times of my life was when I lived in Rothenburg-ob-der-Tauber in 1987. It's a magical town. Although the tourists were kind of annoying, so I avoided them when possible. It was quite a trip down memory lane to see your video and the streets and shops that I remember. Walking the 'wall' at night was always one of my favorite things to do.
Christmas is special in Germany but when market is closed it’s just a winter day. New year eve, einckon in Hessintal. You can go up tower an see all small villages fireworks 180* view more. Remember it’s cold up there! They have a gust house inn. Forgot STAIRS
sadly this year all the christmas markets in bavarian got canceled due to covid, you really should visit rothenburg again when they are allowed again because then it's even more beautiful there
Such a great video. You guys filming with such passion that it shows and that is why your videos are real and fun to watch. speaking for myself I love watching your videos. Thank you for sharing and stay warm.
Ah we love Hamburg!! If you haven’t checked out our videos from your city you must. They are some of our favs! 😊 Thanks for the gelato tips! We will keep our eyes out for that name.😊
@@OurStorytoTell Sorry for the bad English. Auto correction on my iPad f%€&! me all the time… So - I love your videos and the Hamburg ones are the next. Enjoy your time here in Germany. And keep ist up!
Imagine what all would have been possible without Covid....hopefully you will stay a little bit longer in Germany/ Europe to explore more regions and places
but also the opposite applies, especially with all those pretty tourist destinations which are usually overcrowded and you barely can move through the streets and see anything else but crowds of tourists. i call that "tourist infested travel destinations", and just as another example, i want to mention venice which has only thousands of inhabitants but millions of tourists, and even set up rules (with heavy fines) to not sit down on bridges and walls and to not eat and drink any beverages there. all those towns and landmarks are pretty and worth visiting *_IF_* you can really see and enjoy them (while you may travel, but not too many others do the same).
The best gelato I've had in my life was one from a little stand just by the lake in Lugano, Switzerland. I chose pistachio and I've never had such a good pistachio gelato in my life before.
Can it be that this icecream was made with huckleberries? That American berry is used in the food industry as it is easier to produce commercially than its European relative, the real "Heidelbeere" or "Blaubeere" which grows among heather on dry land and has to be painstakingly picked by hand.
as it was called in the video (gelato instead of ice cream) this is already a hint why it often is so good: lots of italians went to germany and opened shops to produce and offer "italian style icecream" ...
Most likely...I love me some "Blaubeereis" and so far everytime I got it, it was made with real Heidelbeere. I don't think that you can even made proper ice with the tasteless things which are commercially grown Blaubeeren. That and Italian style ice creme is superior of what passes as ice cream in the US (though I give them some credit for the concept of cookies and creme ice).
If you ever happen to cross the Alps, into the breathtaking Tuscany in Italy, make sure to stop at St Gimignano not only is it a beautiful medieval city, it also hosts the rank 1 and rank 2 of the Gelato world champions... I was surprised how much better they are compared to the best Gelato I had before these 👍👍👍
@@OurStorytoTell Tuscany is always worth a view days from the small village of Vinci where Leonardo da Vinci was born and its DaVinci Museum to the beautiful city of Florence where Michael Angelo created his stunning sculptures you will ride through a wonderland of incredible nature.... 👍🙃
Perfect! We are hoping to make it before Christmas, and now I‘ve shown this to my husband we‘re even more motivated. I need that, because I was considering sleeping instead 😂. But like Theo, we always do that at the end of the month! (That’s a film you must watch- Theo gegen den Rest der Welt)
My home town 😂🙌🏻glade you liked it here. It’s small but lovely. With a stroller it’s impossible but if you have the chance you should definitely check out the Christmas museum or at least the shop. The is a huge Christmas pyramid inside and everything looks like a genuin Christmas village. Walking around the medieval Wall all around the city can be exciting too you get a great view of the city (in and outside). The wildbad is also wonderful it’s next to the Tauber its a huge beautiful building housing a cafe and an outdoor bowling era.
I wish your whole family a wonderful christmas, all the best! Thank you for all the nice and interesting videos, I love to look at. Greetings from Rothenburg! Maybe once again? There are so many places to discover😉🎄🕯️🎄
since y'all like riding your bikes, here is a recommendation. start in Schweinfurt, bycicles were basically invented there. ride along the River Main to Volkach. www.fahrrad-tour.de/Tagebuch/Mainradweg/MainRadweg_SchweinfurtVolkach.htm . Google things like F&S, Sachs Torpedo, Kugellager, etc. Maybe go all the way to wuerzburg and visit the kaeppele and the Residenz in Wuerzburg. Google Tiepolo and Residenz.
are you guys ever going further up north than Hamburg? Cuz believe me, the north sea and the baltic sea that you can reach in 45 minutes is worth it. I live up here, baltic sea area or next to the fjord schlei,and its a big touristy spot. alot of nature, beaches and less traffic than all those bigger places. also very close to denmark where you could visit too. There you can actually see bunkers from WWII on the beaches, its very impressive
There is a story about an merican general who started to collect money to rebuild the old city as there has been a lot of damage during the war. I cannot remember correctly but there are a lot of tags on the wall with the names of donors.
If you like that traditional christmas spirit and traditional craftmanship and wooden toys...you should visite the town of Seiffen in the Erzgebirg-region of Saxony...it's a gem!!!
Is Willa now old enough to play with other kids? It would be so good for her to react to and interact with same-age children. I believe that in Germany the pre-schoolers are really young. The Kinderkrippe comes to mind, though you have to pay. Also, languages are not a problem for young children. They somehow manage to make themselves understood with each other. It's kind of miraculous when one sees the problems adults have with different languages.
Yes she is! She is going to go to a German Kita soon with a bunch of other kids her same age! We cannot wait for her to make new friends & learn the German language!
I really enjoyed watching you getting really exited about German food. :) I heard about the bad American food - no wonder you love ours. ;) Even what you ate there is not considered healthy. But it is indeed yummy.
You can buy sticks of real chocolate in Chocolate stores (and probably other places as well) that are specifically for hot chocolate :D They come in all different sizes and shapes does not have to be a stick. :D Tastes awesome
Willa, the (not so) secret star of the show. 😍 The splashing noises, the cocoa covered mouth, that somewhat pensive look "Do I really like this? Yeah, I think so... gimme!". So cute. Sorry to you, no matter how good your other content is, Willa is a sweet angel (at least she looks like one) that really steals the show. Rindswurst, or rather Rinderbratwurst, has a stronger, beefier taste (well, obviously). The casing often is a bit tougher as well, as the corseness of the filling often includes small to medium sized chunks of fat. This fat renders in the heat of the griddle and expands quite a lot thus often putting the casing under quite some pressure. A Rindswurst can squeeze out a jet of hot fat over quite some distance if it is straight from the griddle if you bite into it, or poke it with a fork. It is definitely a different flavor profile than a Nürnberger Rostbratwurst. Rissa's "hmmhmm mmmhhmm, hmmmhmmm, mmmhmmm mhhhmmm" is a perfect tribute to the experience of a Christmas market. On a chilly day, eating hot food right off the stalls, surrounded by the aromas of lots of different foods and drinks, the lights, strolling over cobblestones in a well-preserved town center, taking in the sights, the ever-green bows and decorations everywhere. That's an experience you need to have had at least once in your life. Many people get somewhat addicted to that experience. Thanks for reminding me how beautiful my country is, that it has so much to offer. I really live vicariously through your stories, *your story to tell*.
Thank you so much for you kind comment!! You’re right about Willa being the star! 😊 It’s fun to learn more about the Rindswurst so thanks for sharing. We’ve heard the Christmas markets aren’t the same, but boy we have loved what we have experienced & tasted so far! Can’t wait for further years if it just gets better. 😊
Hi, thx for your videos I've seen that you enjoy vine so here my (poor) advice for your next time in and around Rothenburg (hopefully in spring or summer) , start taking the road following the river Tauber down the valley under Rothenburg (there is a beautiful bicycletour to do too) versus norh, try out Tauberschwarz vine in Röttingen at Hofmann, cont to Weikersheim and Kloster Bronnbach and you will arrive at river Main near Wertheim, follow the river till Miltenberg, at Bürgstadt there are some good vinemakers too, one is top class in Germany, Rudolf Fürst, they are also well situated in the landscape, i would do degustation there ;) There is also a place with the nice name Amorbach - Lovecreek Cheers
I am an American (NYer) who also lives in Niederbayern and am constantly surprised by how much I love it here.
Hello to you! 👋 It’s easy to love! How long have you been in Germany?
Since 2006 actually. We’ve got two little girls; ages 10 & 12… so it looks like we’re here to stay.
I'm just a minute into the video and I'm already smiling from ear to ear because of Willa's cute puddle splashing noises in the background 😊
Watching this here from Florida, it makes me a bit homesick since I am from the area and visited Rothenburg many times.
The first time my family and I visited Rothenburg was just before Christmas. It's why I like the town so much.
Such a fun time to visit! :)
So nice to see, how much fun you have, even in this cold, grey and wet season. It is always a matter of perspective. So keep your positive way of looking at things. And Willa....so precious to watch her growing up. You are a great family! Thanks für your videos!
Omg I love Rothenburg ob der Tauber! It´s such a cute and charming Southern German town 🥰
Just wait until the spring comes and the nature is going to wake up. Just incredible.
We can't wait!
Hello guys I'm a German and I love watching your videos! It's exciting to see you guys enjoying Germany with every bits and pieces.
I enjoy seeing my own country through a different view and even get to know a little more about it as well
Hi Simeon! 👋 Thank you so much for being here! We love exploring your country!
Oh yes, that's so true. I'm a German too and live in Düsseldorf, bye the way ;) and love this Vid. also.
Hey fellows, try to also make it to Rheinland-Pfalz Area, especially to Speyer and the German Wine Street including Bad Dürkheim. This is a lovely spot of Germany with lots of great Pfalz Food. I recommend to head directly to Domhof Restaurant in Speyer. Try it, you won't be disappointed. Especially in summer time it is amazing sitting outside and enjoying the homebrew beer and of course, the dish "Pfälzer Leibgericht". ;-)
@@OurStorytoTell it’s your country too now welcome
You guys are always sampling food!
You are hilarious.
Keep on enjoying Germany. We love Americans like you.
🎄♥️🎄
What can we say? We love food 😂. Thanks Kerstin, it means a lot! We love thoughtful Germans like yourself. Thanks for always encouraging us to try new things and explore Germany.
Ich wünsche euch einen schönen 4. Advent 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
In Europe hot chocolate often does contain actual chocolate, not just cocoa powder. Maybe that’s the secret?
Water is often used to make it cheap and tasteless. I prefer high fat milk for a
Schokolate drink.
@@saschaesken5524 yes, and to give it back some "taste" they often add a kilogram of sugar to every cup of those low quality drinks, making it even worse. i recently had one of those, and after drinking the liquid part (that wasn't too bad, only much too sweet, although i like sweet things) half the cup was still full of undissolved "milk powder and cocoa powder and sugar paste" ...
Yes chocolate and milk, that’s why it is delicious 😋
@@Anson_AKB your story is nightmare, but sadly real.
the Erzgebirge is a particularly beautiful region, now at Christmas time. the region is very festive decorated with lots of tration. should you go there at Christmas time! Einen schönen 4.Advent liebe Grüße aus Köln.
Thank you for the suggestion! We love adding new places to our bucketlist! 😊 Happy holidays to you!
@@OurStorytoTell If you like half-timbered houses (Fachwerk Häuser), there are so many towns in Northern Germany you should visit. For example Hildesheim with the half-timbered market (destroyed in 1945, originally rebuilt in 1989), Lübeck, Lüneburg (especially in the Christmas-time) or Hameln (with the famous legend "the rat-catcher of Hameln").
@@janpracht6662 Don't forget Wernigerode! ;)
The Gelatto is seasonal, so you will not find it in winter. Most of the Italien familys who own the Gelatto places are home in Italy in winter.
Interesting to learn! We have seen local ones shut down, but didn’t realize that actually moved back to Italy. We just assumed it was a seasonal thing. 😊
I work in Rothenburg and live approximately 30km away. I do a lot of running, and like to run a lot around Rothenburg because the nature and atmosphere there is incredible. Besides the beautiful medieval city. Nice to see that you liked it. And great Video guys!
Thank you. 😊 That sounds awesome!!
Hey ... i am planning to visit Rothenberg in december first week. How will be the weather usually at that time ( i mean first week of december) ?
I‘m a teacher at the school you passed by 😃 happy to see that you love Rothenburg. I don’t know it thaaaaat good bc I‘m from Nuremberg but I love this little gem of a town.
Stay safe!
Hi Philipp! 👋 How cool you teach there! We loved going to the old town in Nuremberg for the first time. If you haven’t seen it, you might enjoy this video: czcams.com/video/6Hn2YyAP2LY/video.html
It’s so nice to see you guys loving my hometown 🥰
It always pleases me to see how you as tourists experience my hometown. If you should come back a third time, then come to Rothenburg at Pentecost, when we celebrate our great medieval festival here. But maybe you will come after this world-wide epidemic, otherwise you will miss too much.
to make hot chocolate this good you have to use the chocolate powder mostly seen at the baking area in your grocery shop mix it with a little bit of cold milk and sugar an mix into the hot but not boiling milk. Add whipped cream on top and you are in heaven.
Thank you guys for this video. I've passed Rothenburg ob der Tauber quite a few times on my way to Ulm and never thought of a visit. Next time I will make sure to stop there and walk through this lovely city.
Germany has a lot to offer when it comes to landscapes and pictoresque towns and villages. Whether it is the north, the south, the east , west or central germany. you'll find something you'll want to remember everywhere.
Bavaria, for example, has more to offer than the instagram locatons. whether that is the national forest in the east with its mountains you can climb and the forest playground. or Regensburg with the 1000 year old stone bridge that is still in use today, or the surrounding area with the Valhalla and roman castells or the Limes. There is a lot to see with a lot of history going back thousands of years.
Germany is great everywhere, but the best has to be Bavaria and Franconia. View-wise, food-wise and just in everything.
I just laughed out loud at little chocolate face in the stroller.
Thanks for your comment and info! 😊 Haha she is hilarious!
I believe that Rothenburg was largely bombed in WWII and reconstructed so basically a tourist attraction but looking like the Middle Ages. I was there in Spring and fewer people were there than no doubt in summer (but still lots). I also walked away from the main tourist streets and around the top of the wall.
haha I was born in Rothenburg and I just love this town!
That’s awesome! We can see why! We do too 😉
Wonderfull Rothenburg, and experience !
Never been to Rothenburg. It is just about an hour from where I live. I may drive there tomorrow for that Raclette Pretzel 😋
"Never been to Rothenburg. It is just about an hour from where I live." - Just incomprehensible!
@@lisamirako1073 It sure is. Rothenburg and Nuernberg is every child's dream to see, and every adult's.
Again, love watching your vids! And to be back in RodT!!! One of my favorite places! Next time you’re there you have to go get a goulash soup at the Ratstube restaurant in the platz. The best!!!
Ahh yes we need to!! 😋😋 Thank you Bob!
There is about a 100 m from Käthe Wohlfahrt Christmas shop, direction park with view, on the same side a beautiful garden Cafe. You can't see it from the street, you have to walk through the house to reach it.
Yeah a video abaut a city in my region. Very cool to watch it. 💪✌️
Thank you! You live in such a beautiful area!
It's so refreshing and heartwarming how appreciative, mindful and grateful you are about so many "little" things we natives take for granted - we too should re-learn to be a bit more grateful again. In this sense: Happy holidays!
BTW: Look for "Nesquick" in your local supermarket. It's the best loved instant Cocoa drink in Germany, maybe it comes close to your hot chocolate in Rothenburg.
i always have to smile when i see the translation:
co-co-a
ka-ka-o
Please don't take Nesquik if you want good hot chocolate 😂It is fine for a quick hot and sweet beverage fix, but always go for "Heiße Schokolade" when you're in a café or so. Nesquik doesn't hold a candle to the "real" stuff 😋
Oh please...Nesquick is popular because it is cheap and there has been a lot of advertising for that stuff. If you really like cacao, you avoid the overly sweet stuff! If you want some to make at home, my recommendation is Carotina. If you want to buy some, surprisingly Kamps has a really good hot chocolate. But if you want the real stuff, you buy actual cacao and make it yourself, preferable with some honey instead of sugar.
Like everywhere at this time of year Rothenburg should not be so empty. One of my favourite places in Europe, the walk around the ramparts is so rewarding. Great place, great hosts, great memories, and I really want to spend Christmas there..........!
You have to see DRESDEN and WERNIGERODE in every Season! And try the "Leberbrötchen"...
Rothenburg is so beautiful, I am very sorry there is no christmas market due to covid. It's just not the same withouth the torches and bright lights and all.
PS: We can only hope that covid goes away next spring. But I fear it's there to stay and we have to live with it, as best as we can, and hope that science can beat it.
Have nice Christmas days comming up this week - and if its snowing and a sunny day is comming, perhaps you will find the time to visit the highest mountain of Germany, the Zugspitze ? Or the highest mountain of the Black forest - the Feldberg....or other nice and lovely winter areas as the Arber near to your space....🛷🎿⛸
Thanks for the suggestions! 😊 We will likely into them! Happy holidays to you! ❤️
I’m a (civilian) military brat and miss my days on Ramstein AB and in Germany. Lots of tourists, but Rothenburg was always one of my favorites. 🇩🇪 If I could land a civilian job, Germany would definitely be on my go-to list in the near future. Happy holidays and safe travels!
We hope you can get back to explore it more! We know we will miss it greatly when our time is over! 😭
Hot street food on a cold day is the best! It still looks very Christmassy even without the markets there. Glad you guys are enjoying it!
Hello there! Well i have to say that you wont find a gelato like in Rothenburg again because all eis shops have their own secret recepiece and produce it by them self! Greatings from Rothenburg🙋♂️
Ah, well then we will be visiting Rotherburg sometime again I assume!
You absolutely need to see Quedlingburg!! If you liked Rothenburg, you will also fall in love with Quedlinburg. Maybe even more :)
The humid German winter seems to be perfect for testing winter clothing because it quickly reveals any weak spots. What is sold as "winter clothing" today often looks nice but just doesn't do the job.
We can believe that!
7:50 What you missed this time around was the "Käthe Wohlfahrt" shop. No wonder the line was very long.
But they also have an Internet site. Only this Christmas will it be tight.
6:05 _This is not nearly as good as the Nürnberger Bratwurst..._
Yeah, sorry there Tanner. That's just what the best sausage in the world does...it ruins every other sausage. 😋
True! In Nuernberger dialect it is pronounced "Worscht", "Bratworscht". In proper German of course it is "Wurst".
Im personally offended by that statement 😂 It’s an unfair comparison as the stand with the „halber meter wurst“ was closed this year. Which would have definitely won in this taste contest.
1. San die Würschtl aus der Wurschtkuchel besser weil bloß da da Händlmeier frisch is und aussen ume is a Schwarzer Kipferl.
2. San die Bratwürstl in Rengschburg älter als d Nermbercher
3. gibt’s in Rengschburg a no Rengschburger (Knacker) und da geht eh nix dran vorbei
I'm glad you guys liked the ice cream. Is the gelaterie from my brother and his girlfriend. And in the yellow house at 8:52 am I lived my first years of life.
No way!! How cool! So tasty 😋
@@OurStorytoTell You absolutely have to come to Rothenburg after the pandemic for our annual Middle Age Festival over 3 days! I am happy to have wine, beer, ice cream and a few other local delicacies ready.
I was there 24 years ago .... and 41 years ago
Finally, after all these years some proper food. 😁
Just wait for spring 😍😍😍
I'm very glad you like it! I've been living my whole life in Rothenburg, and I must say it feels quite surreal when you recognize every place, store and street in a tourist video like this
That’s really cool you are from there! 😊
Thank you guys for taking us along your journey, for your positiveness and openmindedness which allow you to see the best parts of everything and teach/make dicover to young Willa valuable things!
Btw, I think Willa is one of the most adorable toddlers I have ever seen, and being a Mom of 2 I am biased 😊
Thank you so much!! We love having you here & appreciate your comment. 💛 😊 How fun you have two kids!
Rothenburg ob der Tauber means: Pigeons above the red castle cheers from southern Guanajuato México.
Hello to you in Mexico! 👋 Thanks for the interesting info about the name!
Willa is sooo cute with her hot chocolate. And she has the same look as rissa after she has drunk the first sip. I have another suggestion for Christmas specials for you. Why don't you try a baked apple? This is also a very old tradition at Christmas time. There are so beautiful recipes for filled baked apples on the Internet. The finishing touch is a hot baked apple from the oven with a piece of apple strudel and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yum! 🤤 😋
I remember when I was in Rothenburg ob der Tauber (a class-journey in the summer of 1994, we spent a week in Nürnberg) it was hot like in an oven, near the 40°C. Our class was more interested in shadow and icecream on this day than in Rothenburg... 😅
What a memory! It’s hard to fully enjoy when it’s so hot outside! 🌞
Greets from Rotheburg ✌🏼😂
you can easy make a hot choco at home. get some "kakao - schwach entölt" from your local store and milk "1 liter" . mix 2-3 spoons of the kakao with some sugar (how much sugar you need to find out by yourself" and some of the cold milk together. heat up the other milk until it cooks. remove the milk from the stove and mix it with the kakao. fill a cup with the hot choco and put some fresh wipped cream on the top and enjoy. sometimes we put a small piece of butter into the choco.
greetings
Thank you for the recipe and tips! 😊😋
The beautifull land of alles Verboten!
You´ve been lucky to see Rothenburg so empty. Normally, the place is nearly overrun with tourists, often from China and Japan. What I really liked about the city wall is that you find there plenty of stones with names and dates and place names on it (often from abroad). Those are acknowledgements to people who donated to rebuild or to preserve the old city wall. It´s heartwarming, I remember to see donators from Florida and other places listed .
Love watching your adventures!! Especially the eating ones. Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you guys!! It’s great to know what people enjoy so thanks! 😊
I absolutely love watching your little family, travel around Germany. I've never been to Rothenburg, so thanks for the inspiration, it looks lovely and I will put it on my list of places to visit. I love how your videos are shot and edited and the balance between the narrative bits and the views of the city. I also like Willa's first impressions of things she tries and watching her grow. I don't know you personally but you guys also seem like so nice; the type of people I would love to be friends with irl. I'm looking forward to more of your adventures. Btw some Cities still have Christmas markets, like Hamburg. I was thinking of popping into the Käthe Wohlfahrt at the Hamburg Christmas Market yesterday but there were so many people cuing up, so maybe another time. (Anna)
Thank you so much! ❤️ We will add those to our bucketlist during our time here in Germany!
It’s a lovely spot. Never disappoints. Although popular with tourists, it maintains its welcoming nature and historic feel.
I'm here every day
:)
So cool! Do you live there?
@@OurStorytoTell yes :) I've seen the city 2005, And moved within 3 days
One of the best times of my life was when I lived in Rothenburg-ob-der-Tauber in 1987. It's a magical town. Although the tourists were kind of annoying, so I avoided them when possible. It was quite a trip down memory lane to see your video and the streets and shops that I remember. Walking the 'wall' at night was always one of my favorite things to do.
Christmas is special in Germany but when market is closed it’s just a winter day. New year eve, einckon in Hessintal. You can go up tower an see all small villages fireworks 180* view more. Remember it’s cold up there! They have a gust house inn. Forgot STAIRS
Wunderbar
You guys need to invest in some warm und cosy scarves for winter here, bbrrrr, I go nowhere without my scarf🧣
those furry paws (eg at 8:10) looked so cute and warm :-)
sadly this year all the christmas markets in bavarian got canceled due to covid, you really should visit rothenburg again when they are allowed again because then it's even more beautiful there
Looks stunning place to visit. Hot chocolate best drink on a very cold day😜
Have a lovley week 🥰
Mmm! It was! ❤️ Same to you!
You should try a bratwurst with cheese filling and bacon wrapping. Those are delicious but can be hard to find
Okay 😋😋 yes we need to!
if you like medieval towns like Rothenburg, you HAVE to visit Nördlingen!
Okay adding it to our list! Thanks for the recommendation :)
Such a great video. You guys filming with such passion that it shows and that is why your videos are real and fun to watch. speaking for myself I love watching your videos. Thank you for sharing and stay warm.
❤️❤️ Thank you! Merry Christmas to you!
pro tip ;) try the red sausage as curry wurst next time this is were it realy shines if you ask me
Hope you continue your journey in germany and visit other places for instance in the deep west or east of germany....it will be worth it! :D
We plan to! 😊
I think The ice was „Amarena Kirsche“. Btw- I enjoy CZcams videos a lot.. All the best from Hamburg.
Ah we love Hamburg!! If you haven’t checked out our videos from your city you must. They are some of our favs! 😊 Thanks for the gelato tips! We will keep our eyes out for that name.😊
@@OurStorytoTell Sorry for the bad English. Auto correction on my iPad f%€&! me all the time… So - I love your videos and the Hamburg ones are the next. Enjoy your time here in Germany. And keep ist up!
Imagine what all would have been possible without Covid....hopefully you will stay a little bit longer in Germany/ Europe to explore more regions and places
but also the opposite applies, especially with all those pretty tourist destinations which are usually overcrowded and you barely can move through the streets and see anything else but crowds of tourists. i call that "tourist infested travel destinations", and just as another example, i want to mention venice which has only thousands of inhabitants but millions of tourists, and even set up rules (with heavy fines) to not sit down on bridges and walls and to not eat and drink any beverages there. all those towns and landmarks are pretty and worth visiting *_IF_* you can really see and enjoy them (while you may travel, but not too many others do the same).
I and my friends was there yesterday hihihihi i feel like Im a child again. It's like a big town for Christmas.❤️🇩🇪😊
It really is so beautiful! It would have been fun to be there at the same time! 😊
The best gelato I've had in my life was one from a little stand just by the lake in Lugano, Switzerland. I chose pistachio and I've never had such a good pistachio gelato in my life before.
Can it be that this icecream was made with huckleberries? That American berry is used in the food industry as it is easier to produce commercially than its European relative, the real "Heidelbeere" or "Blaubeere" which grows among heather on dry land and has to be painstakingly picked by hand.
That was my thinking too.
as it was called in the video (gelato instead of ice cream) this is already a hint why it often is so good: lots of italians went to germany and opened shops to produce and offer "italian style icecream" ...
Most likely...I love me some "Blaubeereis" and so far everytime I got it, it was made with real Heidelbeere. I don't think that you can even made proper ice with the tasteless things which are commercially grown Blaubeeren.
That and Italian style ice creme is superior of what passes as ice cream in the US (though I give them some credit for the concept of cookies and creme ice).
If you ever happen to cross the Alps, into the breathtaking Tuscany in Italy, make sure to stop at St Gimignano not only is it a beautiful medieval city, it also hosts the rank 1 and rank 2 of the Gelato world champions... I was surprised how much better they are compared to the best Gelato I had before these 👍👍👍
Mmm okay we definitely want to go here! 😋
@@OurStorytoTell Tuscany is always worth a view days from the small village of Vinci where Leonardo da Vinci was born and its DaVinci Museum to the beautiful city of Florence where Michael Angelo created his stunning sculptures you will ride through a wonderland of incredible nature.... 👍🙃
Why am I always starving when I watch your videos lol!!! Greetings from Frankfurt ;o)
Yes don’t come hungry 😂😉
The Gelatto sortiment might be "Nuttelina", but every Gellateria has his own types in different periods.
We will keep our eyes open wide for gelato with that name just in case. 😋
Please look up Wolframs Eschenbach. It is less crowded.
Hey thanks for the recommendation 😊
Ja bitte. Grüße aus Köln. Michael
Perfect! We are hoping to make it before Christmas, and now I‘ve shown this to my husband we‘re even more motivated. I need that, because I was considering sleeping instead 😂. But like Theo, we always do that at the end of the month! (That’s a film you must watch- Theo gegen den Rest der Welt)
My home town 😂🙌🏻glade you liked it here. It’s small but lovely. With a stroller it’s impossible but if you have the chance you should definitely check out the Christmas museum or at least the shop. The is a huge Christmas pyramid inside and everything looks like a genuin Christmas village. Walking around the medieval Wall all around the city can be exciting too you get a great view of the city (in and outside). The wildbad is also wonderful it’s next to the Tauber its a huge beautiful building housing a cafe and an outdoor bowling era.
You have to go to Dinkelsbühl!!
Definitely a beautiful town ... but way too much traffic.
Dinkelsbuehler Kinderzeche!
I wish your whole family a wonderful christmas, all the best! Thank you for all the nice and interesting videos, I love to look at.
Greetings from Rothenburg! Maybe once again? There are so many places to discover😉🎄🕯️🎄
Thanks Christiane! Merry Christmas to you too!
since y'all like riding your bikes, here is a recommendation. start in Schweinfurt, bycicles were basically invented there. ride along the River Main to Volkach. www.fahrrad-tour.de/Tagebuch/Mainradweg/MainRadweg_SchweinfurtVolkach.htm . Google things like F&S, Sachs Torpedo, Kugellager, etc. Maybe go all the way to wuerzburg and visit the kaeppele and the Residenz in Wuerzburg. Google Tiepolo and Residenz.
Thank you! We will look into! Sounds like something we would really enjoy 😊
Nice town. It's my hometown.
On the Romantic Road. I lived and worked in Wurzburg in the 1970s. Also worth a visit, a lot of Baroque architecture.
It’s in our list. 😊 Thanks for the suggestion!
are you guys ever going further up north than Hamburg? Cuz believe me, the north sea and the baltic sea that you can reach in 45 minutes is worth it. I live up here, baltic sea area or next to the fjord schlei,and its a big touristy spot. alot of nature, beaches and less traffic than all those bigger places. also very close to denmark where you could visit too. There you can actually see bunkers from WWII on the beaches, its very impressive
There is a story about an merican general who started to collect money to rebuild the old city as there has been a lot of damage during the war. I cannot remember correctly but there are a lot of tags on the wall with the names of donors.
Willa cracks me up, she’s hilarious!
She seriously is! You’d love her in person even more! 😊
If you like that traditional christmas spirit and traditional craftmanship and wooden toys...you should visite the town of Seiffen in the Erzgebirg-region of Saxony...it's a gem!!!
Thanks for the tip!! We will have to look into it 😊
i hope you also visited dinkelsbühl! its not that tourist trap :)
We didn’t, but next time!!
3:11 professional hot chocolate tester
Is Willa now old enough to play with other kids? It would be so good for her to react to and interact with same-age children. I believe that in Germany the pre-schoolers are really young. The Kinderkrippe comes to mind, though you have to pay. Also, languages are not a problem for young children. They somehow manage to make themselves understood with each other. It's kind of miraculous when one sees the problems adults have with different languages.
Yes she is! She is going to go to a German Kita soon with a bunch of other kids her same age! We cannot wait for her to make new friends & learn the German language!
Wear a layer of wool; it makes a huge difference!
Smart! We need to get some 😊
You three are my favourite foodblogger on youtube 😄
Okay now that makes us feel good! Thank you!! 😊
I really enjoyed watching you getting really exited about German food. :) I heard about the bad American food - no wonder you love ours. ;) Even what you ate there is not considered healthy. But it is indeed yummy.
Its so nice to see your bright eyes ☺️
Thanks Claudia!!
You can buy sticks of real chocolate in Chocolate stores (and probably other places as well) that are specifically for hot chocolate :D They come in all different sizes and shapes does not have to be a stick. :D Tastes awesome
Okay we will definitely be keeping our eyes open for these 😍
Go visit Bamberg, a very beautiful city
We have and we agree! Watch our experience here: czcams.com/video/mvJwPcSJbIM/video.html 😊
Willa, the (not so) secret star of the show. 😍
The splashing noises, the cocoa covered mouth, that somewhat pensive look "Do I really like this? Yeah, I think so... gimme!". So cute.
Sorry to you, no matter how good your other content is, Willa is a sweet angel (at least she looks like one) that really steals the show.
Rindswurst, or rather Rinderbratwurst, has a stronger, beefier taste (well, obviously). The casing often is a bit tougher as well, as the corseness of the filling often includes small to medium sized chunks of fat. This fat renders in the heat of the griddle and expands quite a lot thus often putting the casing under quite some pressure. A Rindswurst can squeeze out a jet of hot fat over quite some distance if it is straight from the griddle if you bite into it, or poke it with a fork. It is definitely a different flavor profile than a Nürnberger Rostbratwurst.
Rissa's "hmmhmm mmmhhmm, hmmmhmmm, mmmhmmm mhhhmmm" is a perfect tribute to the experience of a Christmas market. On a chilly day, eating hot food right off the stalls, surrounded by the aromas of lots of different foods and drinks, the lights, strolling over cobblestones in a well-preserved town center, taking in the sights, the ever-green bows and decorations everywhere.
That's an experience you need to have had at least once in your life. Many people get somewhat addicted to that experience.
Thanks for reminding me how beautiful my country is, that it has so much to offer. I really live vicariously through your stories, *your story to tell*.
Thank you so much for you kind comment!! You’re right about Willa being the star! 😊 It’s fun to learn more about the Rindswurst so thanks for sharing. We’ve heard the Christmas markets aren’t the same, but boy we have loved what we have experienced & tasted so far! Can’t wait for further years if it just gets better. 😊
Isn't hot chocolate in the US often chocolate and milk powder mix with hot water? Here it is mostly hot milk and cacao powder + chocolate powder.
Hi, thx for your videos
I've seen that you enjoy vine so here my (poor) advice for your next time in and around Rothenburg (hopefully in spring or summer) , start taking the road following the river Tauber down the valley under Rothenburg (there is a beautiful bicycletour to do too) versus norh, try out Tauberschwarz vine in Röttingen at Hofmann, cont to Weikersheim and Kloster Bronnbach and you will arrive at river Main near Wertheim, follow the river till Miltenberg, at Bürgstadt there are some good vinemakers too, one is top class in Germany, Rudolf Fürst, they are also well situated in the landscape, i would do degustation there ;)
There is also a place with the nice name Amorbach - Lovecreek
Cheers