European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The romantic Road Sass photos by Dave Casey tourists make their Way to the heart of Rothenburg left. A visitor reads a description in the torture museum below. Shops and foe Cream stores line a Street inside Rothenburg Bottom photo. Into a Winter wonderland at the Christmas Market. Visitors to the torture museum sink like Dante through layers of hell. Here visitors see the Rise of today s various Justice -. Systems and the punishments served with the Advent of Laws. And invariably someone comments that we could use those punishments today. Anyone visiting Rothenburg should make a Point of seeing the town Center. In the windows of the City. Councillors tavern mechanical figures re enact the Day Nusch chugged to save the City. And maybe after a Day of climbing Walls buying gifts and wondering if thumbscrews should be used in military overseas schools the Best thing to do is sit Back order a Beer and Toast the Man who made it All  of you be seen Rothenburg and you re zipping Down the romantic Road probably wondering Why they Feink it s so romantic and you come up on a sign that says Dinkel Buhl 16  you can go on to see the medieval walled City or you can skip it and go on to n6rdlingen/a few Kilometres South. Decisions decisions. Well consider this if you be seen one walled City you be seen them All. After All they Are basically the same floor plan and have the same wow what a neat place Appeal. Or do they because Dinkel Bohl is in the Shadow of its Northern Cousin Rothenburg the City is spared the sometimes overwhelming tourist Trade that often clogs the larger City. Therefore the quiet streets and relatively relaxed Pace make for a More authentic atmosphere in Many ways Dinkel Buhl is typical of fortress cities. It is dominated by the Rothenburger Tor a massive Tower still intact including a guardhouse. Inside the Church of St Reorg dominates in a kind of Boring Chunky Way. The Church features a series of panels warning of punishments for disobeying the ten commandments. The most impressive and notable portion of town is made up of five mansions including a recommended restaurant in the Deutscher Haus. The half timbered mansions offer Comfort in a warm atmosphere surrounded by the fortifications of the City. Another interesting sight is the stad Mohle a Mil constructed outside the Walls. Because it was without the Protection of the fortress the builders reinforced the Mil with Corner towers and gun loops making it a fortress in itself.  i /./". But if seeing another Tower in t on the travel itinerary consider staying in Dinkel Bohl overnight before moving on Down the romantic Road. / it s at night when one of Europe s last paid t nightwatchman sets out on his rounds from the Charch at 8 30 p.m., checking the Security of the Village. Wearing period garb the watchman is an interesting highlight to a rather uneventful town. Visiting Nordlinger Germany is very similar to visiting the Moon. So similar in fact that the astronauts of Apollo 14 trained nearby. There was a time when Nordlinger and 99 other continued on Page 10 november 24, 1994 stripes Magazine