Rothenburg, Horse Carriage

It is amazing what we can learn from tourist brochures. The one entitled “Rothenburg, Worth seeing, Worth knowing,” says “Year 1400, Period of glory under Lord Mayor Toppler.” The very next line says, “Year 1408, Lord Mayor Topple dies in the prison of the town hall.” Just the facts, Ma’am.

Just a block from the Marktplatz there is a restaurant with a very special filigreed, gilded, decorative wrought-iron sign extending over the sidewalk, with small Golden Arches conspicuously displayed. The sign is just to the left of the carriage driver’s hat, in this photo.