We had a walking tour after lunch of lovely, medieval Miltenberg. There were many half-timbered houses, many with gabled roofs. The oldest house I noticed had a date of 1330. Our guide was quite good. She was originally from South Africa but married a German and came here to live nine years ago. She has two daughters and was telling us a little bit of information that we may not have gotten elsewhere. For example, you have to pay 2800 euros for your driver's license. Now, granted, that is for your lifetime, but can you imagine how long you would have to save to afford a license and then you would have to save again for the car! That would certainly discourage most of the teen driving in this country unless your folks footed the bill. She also told us that her younger daughter has just left home to start nursing school. It is a three year school and she is paid to study: 800 euros per month the first year, 1000 the second, and 1200 the third. She has to pay for a place to live, but it was only 140 euros per month. Sounds like they encourage young people to go into certain professions - I'm sure nursing isn't the only field in which this practice is common.
We did thoroughly enjoy the town and took lots of pictures of the quaint houses. We all came together after some free time to poke into the shops in the outdoor beer garden (The Inn of the Giant) at the Hotel Zum Riesen, a guesthouse where princes have stayed since the 12th century. We walked back through the town and boarded our bus. We rode for a half hour to Wertheim, where we met up with our ship, which had sailed here while we were having our walking tour in Miltenberg. We spent a few minutes in the market square here and took a picture of the castle on the hill before boarding the ship again just before dinner. Everyone is quite tired tonight as walking on cobblestones is hard on the feet and knees. I will try to get some pictures up tomorrow morning before our next stop.
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