Nov 1, 2009

Romantic Road Trip

Cheesy title? Nope! Actually, it's the name of the road we ventured out on last week - there were even signs saying "Romantische Strasse"!

We left Frankfurt around 7am on Saturday morning, just as the sun was coming up, and we made it to our first destination, Tauberbischofsheim, just in time for breakfast and coffee!

One of many quaint streets of Tauberbischofsheim
Next we drove to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, which was my favorite stop. We spent a few hours wandering the streets of this little old town. It was really cool to walk along the wall of the city; there were some really great views!
The wall surrounding the city.

View of Rothenburg from one part of the wall

There were a lot of shops selling schneeballen - yum!!

Next we went to Dinkelsbuhl where there was a really peaceful trail around the city.

One of the views on our walk along the trail.
Brian thinks the goat was posing for the picture :)

The streets of Dinkelsbuhl

We spent the night in Augsburg where we went spent the evening at a great pub.

On Sunday morning, we drove to our final destination, Neuschwanstein Castle. It was the perfect weekend to visit this castle - the drive there was gorgeous with superb views of the Alps and the leaves were bright with fall colors as we got closer to the mountains.


We walked up to the castle and took a tour through it; it was so impressive!

The trail to the castle

View from the castle

Another view from the castle. Brian called the castle in this picture "Schloss Forgottenstein" because we hadn't heard of it, even though it's right next to Neuschwanstein!

Neuschwanstein Castle!

On the walk back down from the castle, we found a little stand selling donut balls. They were by FAR the BEST donuts we've ever had. Germans really have mastered the art of frying things :)


On our way back to Frankfurt, we stopped through Heidelburg to visit Brian's cousin, Verena. She took us to dinner at a great restaurant, and we planned another weekend in November to visit with her again and see more of Heidelburg!

It was a really great road trip that truly highlighted the beauty of Germany! We love our new home!

3 comments:

  1. you are quite the adventurous couple! that's so cool that you are getting to see castles and eat yummy donuts. dinkelsbuhl looked like a cute town.

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  2. Stefan and I traveled most of this same trip. Isn't it amazing? I remember a sense of history in the streets, the buildings and wondered how many others had been there before me. Who were their friends? Did they live full and happy lives? What are the stories?
    We really enjoyed the restaurants and shops along the way. Great memories. Thanks for the photos and blogging about your weekend adventures.
    Hugs.

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