The old town is on a hill with a wall and
gates.
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The weather is bitter cold but there is still
a few die-hard tourists wandering around.
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We spend a while in the Middle Ages Museum
that contains a lot of grisly torture implements and exhibits on law and
trials. These are shame masks used to punish minor criminals. They have
bells on them to make them more embarrassing.
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mildest punishments that we see. We also see iron maidens, thumb screws,
stretchcing racks, and chairs made of pointed spikes. Those medieval
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These are executioner's swords, one of them
owned by a "famous" executioner.
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