Early in our planning I had seen a picture of an interesting building spanning a river. We discovered the town was called Bamberg. This became our side trip from Nuremberg. 
Further research revealed Bamberg is the beer brewery centre of the universe. It contains the highest concentration of breweries in the world, 9 in the old town alone. We had thought Rothenburg to be the cutest town in Europe but we quickly discovered Bamberg could give it a run for its monies. 
The old town of Bamberg is surrounded by 2 rivers and has many small canals running through it. Very picturesque.
We spotted a brew house with a patio on the river and stopped in to quench out thirst. 
We visited the Frauenkirche at the top of the hill. 
Passing through a narrow lane we came upon a small square and the Svhlenkeria Brewhouse which serves a Bamberg specialty - rauch bier (smoked beer). We stopped in to taste this interesting brew and had quite possibly the worst meal in Germany so far. I'm pretty sure everything on our plates was pickled, including the fried chicken. We went down the street to the Ambrausianum Brewhouse for dessert in the hopes of washing the vinegary taste out of our mouths. As it was getting late we did a little more sight seeing and headed back towards the train station. 
The entire old town of Bamberg is a Unesco World Heritage Site.
I've put Bamberg on my list. I'd never heard of it before your blog, so thanks.
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