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Jeff and Ian came for a visit in June. We met them in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a city we have visited a few times before.
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After dinner we went on the "Night Watchman" tour.
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After the tour, we walked around the old town.
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The market square in Rothenburg.
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Nash, taking time to smell the flowers.
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The whole crew on the main drag in Rothenburg.
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Grant, enjoying a mug of freshly-squeezed apple juice.
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Our hotel...
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At the Heidelberg castle.
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Grant posing by a statue of a really wide-legged man.
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Grant is standing next to the footprint in the stone, said to be the footprint of a knight who jumped out a window of the Heidelberg castle.
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We don't know this guy, but he looks very relaxed.
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Mallory and I in front of the Heidelberg castle.
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Mallory, posing in her Dirndl which we got for her in Rothenburg.
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The ruins of the Rheinfels castle.
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View from the top of Rheinfels castle.
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Ian appears to be winking at Nash, and Nash appears to be winking at the camera.
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The highlight of the Rheinfels castle -- the tunnels underneath the castle.