We spent about 4 hours wandering in Büdingen. It would be nice to be here in the summertime to visit the little local museums and see a bit of life, but we really enjoyed feeling like we were the only ones in town today.
Here are a few bits from Wikipedia:
Büdingen is often referred to as the Rothenburg of Hesse. In the historic town center there are half-timbered houses, some of which are several hundred years old. However, the ground floor is mostly made of solid sandstone, which was used for fire protection at the time. The town ‘s well-preserved medieval fortifications are worth seeing: large parts of the town wall, the defense towers and the town gates have been preserved and are partly accessible. Büdingen is located on the German Half-Timbered House Route .
Between 1532 and 1699 (peak 1633–1653) there were many witch trials and 485 people were accused of alleged witchcraft. With over 400 executions, the small county of Büdingen was part of the core zone of witch persecution.
I stuck my camera in this cellar window to see what was down there.
The town square.
There were park areas around the outside of the city walls. This is a house for insects and critters.
And this is a house filled with things birds can use to build their nests. What a kindnes!
Can you see why we loved this place so much? The details, oh the details! I will wander through these photos again and again.
In the next post you can hear the frog story!
Our Frankfurt Germany Mission 