Miltenberg with a history of witches

They really know how to make these cruises special. Last night before dinner, in the "happy hour" when all drinks are half price (as a warm up to dinner when you can have as much wine as you can drink for free) we were entertained by a string trio called La Strada. The was a woman violinist, a male cellist and a male guitarist and they were amazing.  Such a treat to listen to. At dinner we sat with a couple from Vermont, so had another really interesting meal. It's a great way to meet people from all over the world.

Today we sailed to Miltenberg, and had a number of locks to go through which is a slow process. These locks are huge, big enough to take two cruise ships end to end. Miltenberg is quite a historic town with lovely buildings, typically 4 or 5 stories high in cream and brown colours,  with narrow streets and cobbled roads. 

The town has a history of burning witches, 200 in 40 years. We saw where they used to hang them by their wrists until they gave the names of their accomplices in witchcraft - easy to see how the number of burnings would quickly increase.