Middle Germany - Wurzburg/Buttenheim

Wurzburg is the home to the famous Wurzburg Residenz (that's okay - we had never heard of it either). It was a fantastic castle, and had very interesting displays about how it was beautifully renovated after nearly being destroyed on March 16, 1945. The Marienberg Fortress sits on a hill over looking the city- we were so lucky to be there during Christmas time because they were having a medieval Christmas fair and market complete with traditional clothes, music (see video) and even a live nativity. The coolest thing about the fortress was the the view and the 101 meter deep well that was dug many centuries ago. A short trip down the road brought us to the birth place of Levi Strauss, Buttenheim. They made a terrific museum of his residence and we learned most everything you could ever want to know about jeans. See pictures of Wurzburg here and Buttenheim here.