Today on Monday Mysteries we take another look at the sign of the pretzel. Or, more specifically, we’ll look at another pretzel sign.

You may recall that with the peacock and the pretzel sign, there was a logical explanation for it, as other signs on the building indicated that it actually had been the site of a bakery in times past. Long past, though: that building does NOT currently house a bakery, and hasn’t for many years, actually. But the sign persists.

So, I guess that must be the explanation for the pretzel sign on this other building, which is oddly high up on the side of the wall. I guess it could have been in a good spot for advertising the location of the bakery, since perhaps people could have seen a sign that high up from miles around in the middle Ages.

Although …  it’s right at the edge of the old medieval part of town; the town wall actually would have run right up against that building.  So, it’s harder to explain this sign of the pretzel.

Oh, and there isn’t a bakery in this building anymore, either.  If you want to actually buy a pretzel, you need to go down the street, to the shop across from the peacock place. There you’ll find a bakery with a French name where you can get a German-style pretzel. But don’t bother looking for the sign of the pretzel — they don’t have one, just like most of the bakeries nowadays.

The sign of the pretzel doesn’t signal the presence of pretzels, BTW. The peacock/pretzel sign now hangs over a falafel sandwich shop, the pretzel on the top of the wall is on a pet store.