We spent the early day exploring Rothenburg some more. We walked part of the perimeter and in the end, found Hell. This restaurant was named in medieval times because that part of the wall was closed in and therefore very dark. The superstitious folk hated the dark and aptly named the restaurant The Restaurant in Hell, or Mittelalterliche Trinkftube Zur Holl. (Sorry, I don't have special characters handy. The O should have two dots over it.
The most interesting part was that it is still home to over 6000 people. We found one home that obviously had not been restored, but the backyard (shared with three others as a courtyard) was immaculate.
When done there, we carried on to Selbitz. This is a small town close to the Czech border, but still classed as south Germany. As we moved east, the changes were evident. The houses were more farm oriented and would accommodate very large families.
Gasthaus Napoleon in Selbitz opened in 1647 and has been run by the same family since then. Due to language barriers I couldn't ask about its name, as Napoleon wasn't around until early 1800's. We were handed our room key and wondered how to carry it around in a pocket.
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