An unexpected business trip for my husband that happened to fall on our 25th wedding anniversary resulted in the most unexpected and incredible journey into a country we knew absolutely nothing about...
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| This map is not quite exact, as we did not follow 7 from Wurzburg, but instead followed the Romantic Road |
This looks like a lot of driving, but since it was broken up between 5 driving days, it was around two to three hours a day. And each day had lots of amazing stops to break up the trip. The longest day of driving was the Rotenburg to Füssen leg, which was a total of almost 4 hours of driving. But lots of stops along the way and the incredibly scenery along the drive made it totally enjoyable.
If we had another night, we probably would have spent it in Rotenburg. That would have given us more time in this incredible city, and then an earlier start on the road to Füssen, which would have given us more time along the way.
Stuttgart made the list only because that was the location of Dave's business trip. While we enjoyed our stop there, I would not include this on the itinerary otherwise, but instead drive straight to Heidelberg and spend more time there.
Stuttgart made the list only because that was the location of Dave's business trip. While we enjoyed our stop there, I would not include this on the itinerary otherwise, but instead drive straight to Heidelberg and spend more time there.
Ideal 7 day trip (no Business trip to Stuttgart)
Day 1: Arrive in Frankfurt, drive to Würzburg. Spend the night in Rotenburg ob der Tauber
After a delayed flight, we arrived in Frankfurt in the late morning. It took some time to get our luggage and our rental car and then we were on our way by mid-morning. We decided to not spend any time in Frankfurt, but instead head straight to our first stop in Würzburg. Frankfurt to Würzburg is a 1 hour 15 minute drive. We arrived around lunchtime.
We did attempt to make a quick bathroom break before entering Würzburg. But our lack of familiarity with non-US bathrooms turned it into a learning experience about WCs. In Germany, almost all bathrooms require coins to access. Accustomed to the US, where we almost never carry cash, we didn't stop to pull any Euros out before heading on our way. So when we stopped at the first rest stop on the way, we have no cash, and thus no coins. We had to get back in the car, until we could find a place that did not require cash. Fortunately, there is a free restroom behind the Würzburg residence :) I spent the rest of the week hoarding all the EU coins we received. LOL Note for any future trips, pull at least a little local cash before getting in the car!
Würzburg Residence
Honestly, we were pretty wiped from the long flight, a little hungry and Dave wanted to find a cellular card for his phone. So Würzburg was a bit rushed. We did not tour the Residence. But if we had arrived on time, I would have liked to have taken the tour.
At this point, I had a few more sights to see on my list for Würzburg, but it was already late, and we had a ways to go before we slept. So we returned to the car and went on our way.
We found our first road sign immediately upon leaving Würzburg. And followed it until... well, until we got quite lost, way off the path. At some point, we must have missed a turn, or two. Maybe there were some missing signs. It was at times frustrating when we had no idea where we were. But then we realized that the route we mistakenly had taken was filled with incredible scenes that were well worth the detour. So, we decided to wander instead of being lost :)
We arrived in Rotenburg ob der Tauber in the late afternoon. Rotenburg ob der Tauber is an incredible, medieval-style town of teeny, tiny streets and old-style buildings. If you have every been to a Renaissance Festival, *this* is what they are trying to achieve.
Life without Google
Knowing that the following day was supposed to be rainy, and wanting a photo of the famous Plönlein, I decided to drop Dave off to take a quick photo. I would just loop around and pick him back up. So - backtracking a bit to Würzburg Sim Card Hell - Dave was the only one with a working phone. Something I didn't consider when I dropped him off. Second thing I didn't consider was that streets in these old towns are not square grids. They twist and turn, dead end and more. "Looping around" is laughable. So, as I was trying to get back to the place I had dropped off Dave, I realized I didn't have a phone, which meant I didn't have a map, and didn't have any way to call him. Even if I could borrow a phone, I didn't have his new Sim Card phone number. And I did not speak German. So some moments of complete and utter panic as I could not find where I could drop him off and had no way to let him know I was lost. But eventually, I found my way back to him, picked him up and headed to our hotel.
By the time the tour finished, it was dark. We returned to our hotel exhausted, but thrilled with our first day of adventure.
Day 2: Tour Rotenburg, drive to Dinkelsbuhl, drive to Nordlingen, pass through Augsberg. Spend the night in Füssen
Our first stop on our second morning was a breakfast buffet in the amazing Hotel ReichKüchenmeister.
Dinkelsbuhl is a small town about 40 minutes south of Rotenburg. It is similar to Rotenburg in its quaintness and incredible architecture.
St George's Minster
White Storks
About mid-way up, we passed the bell's mechanism. Super cool!
A little further up was the wheel that was used to turn a crank to raise items to the top of the tower.
And then we finally arrived at a small lobby where a elderly man was sitting collecting admission... at the top of about 300 steps. We had seen no one up to this point; it was completely silent except for our heaving breath and exclamations of awe at the age and design of the tower... and then boom, here was this guy collecting cash and providing an awesome history and background story to the site. It was absurdly funny!
But then the view! Wow! So worth the climb. And off in the distance, those hills you see? That is the edge of the impact crater. We were expecting something much smaller, maybe the size of the town. But it was the elderly man who explained how large the crater was. There was a museum in town that provided information about the meteor. And I seriously wish we had time to visit it, but we still had one more stop and a long drive before we arrived at our evening's destination.
The Drive from Augsberg to Füssen
I had heard that this was the prettiest part of the Romantic Road, and it is hard to argue, but there were truly so many beautiful stops along the way. In this leg, the rolling hills of flowers turned into the sharp white covered mountains.
It was late. We were tired. But I could not resist stopping to take this photo of the cows in the foreground and the mountains in the back. We had, once again, lost the Romantic Road, so I am not sure if this was on it, but it was pretty incredible.
Instead, we parked at the Würzburg Residence and then toured the grounds. It turns out that, with unexpected luck, we showed up right when the cherry trees were in bloom and the grounds were incredible.
Würzburger Cathedral
There was so much to see with incredibly beautiful details in the most unexpected places. After touring the grounds, we then headed into the main part of Old town.
We walked from the Residence to the Alte Mainbrücke, passing the gorgeous Würzburg Cathedral on the way. Built in 1040, with the East towers added in 1237, this is a magnificent building, and our first glimpse of the amazing architecture we were going to enjoy over the next week. There are daily tours, but they are in German, so we passed :)
Sim Card Hell
We wanted to get two sim cards that would allow us to use our phones while in Germany. But we didn't realize that there were only specific stores that non-German residents could purchase the cards. And then we didn't realize that we would need our passports to purchase the Sim cards. So after finally locating a store that would sell us the cards, and then finding a person in that store who spoke English, we then had to walk back to the Residence to get our passports from the car. Then back to the store, find a person who spoke English to process our cards. And after the clerk has painstakingly entered Dave's information (at least five minutes of hunt and peck), we just decided, "you know what, we only need one card. Let's get out of here"
So we grabbed a quick lunch at one of the food booths in the area and headed to Alte Mainbrücke.
Alte Mainbrücke - the Old Main Bridge
Alte Mainbrücke, built 1473–1543 to replace the destroyed Romanesque bridge dated from 1133, is adorned with statues of saints and historically important figures. Pretty cool, honestly.
At this point, I had a few more sights to see on my list for Würzburg, but it was already late, and we had a ways to go before we slept. So we returned to the car and went on our way.
The Romantic Road
Created in 1950 to drum up tourism, the Romantische Straße connects a number of quaint villages leading from Würzburg to Füssen.
Würzburg to Rotenburg ob der Tauber, by the highway, is a 45 minute drive, but I wanted to experience the countryside, so we decided to follow the Romantic Road. All the notes gave the easy instructions of "just follow the brown signs". But the signs were.... intermittent at best. And we got quite lost along the way.
Not all who wander are lost - but we were!
To be honest, when we would unexpectedly find ourselves back on the Romantische Straße, we often found that the route we had taken was much prettier.
Again, an unexpected benefit of April in Germany was that the Rapeseed was in bloom, and so we drove among rolling hills of gorgeous yellow flowers.
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| Just one random scene we passed along our way! |
It was truly incredible beautiful. For the first time, but definitely not the last, I thought "I had no idea Germany was this beautiful"
Rotenburg ob Der Tauber
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| Look closely, there is a small picnic table, just at the perfect place to view the town |
We arrived in Rotenburg ob der Tauber in the late afternoon. Rotenburg ob der Tauber is an incredible, medieval-style town of teeny, tiny streets and old-style buildings. If you have every been to a Renaissance Festival, *this* is what they are trying to achieve.
This place was so amazing, that Dave seriously started looking into the cost of real estate here.
You enter this amazing town through small tunnels in the exterior wall. Just driving through the entrance on the cobblestones streets is amazing.
Knowing that the following day was supposed to be rainy, and wanting a photo of the famous Plönlein, I decided to drop Dave off to take a quick photo. I would just loop around and pick him back up. So - backtracking a bit to Würzburg Sim Card Hell - Dave was the only one with a working phone. Something I didn't consider when I dropped him off. Second thing I didn't consider was that streets in these old towns are not square grids. They twist and turn, dead end and more. "Looping around" is laughable. So, as I was trying to get back to the place I had dropped off Dave, I realized I didn't have a phone, which meant I didn't have a map, and didn't have any way to call him. Even if I could borrow a phone, I didn't have his new Sim Card phone number. And I did not speak German. So some moments of complete and utter panic as I could not find where I could drop him off and had no way to let him know I was lost. But eventually, I found my way back to him, picked him up and headed to our hotel.
Hotel ReichKüchenmeister
For our first evening, I picked an adorable little hotel that was right next to the Main Square. By this time, Dave and I had already fallen completely in love with this quaint town. 
Nightwatchman's Tour
We grabbed a quick (and delicious) dinner at the hotel, and then headed to the main square for the highlight of the evening, a tour with the Night Watchman. I had read about this, but was unsure whether it would be running in these Covid times. But fortunately it was.
Seriously, if you can catch this guy giving a tour, you need to. He totally brings the past alive in this incredible historic town.
He explained the unique job of the nightswatchman. He pointed out the hooks at the top of many old homes, that were used to carry grain up to the top floor. He showed us some of the oldest places in the area and explained how much of the town was rebuilt after the war.
By the time the tour finished, it was dark. We returned to our hotel exhausted, but thrilled with our first day of adventure.
Along the way, rather than staying in traditional American hotels, I picked small, highly rated little places. And they all had the most amazing breakfasts! I was introduced to Obatzda, and loved it. Seriously, a highlight of our trip were the German breakfasts filled with incredible breads, cheeses, small sliced meats and fruit.
But also from the wall are small glimpses of backyards and gardens.
After spending an incredible morning in Rotenburg, we knew we had a long way to go to Füssen, with many stops along the way.
Plönlein
After a wonderful breakfast, we first went back to Plönlein to get some early morning photos without the crowds (plus I wanted a chance to see this iconic place myself).
Side note about the weather: we had prepared for the rain by bringing Frog Togs and they were perfect. We were able to walk in the light rain without getting soaked. I would seriously recommend any trip to Germany include rain gear :) We did stop to pick up some warm knit hats in a local store and wound up wearing them for most of the trip.
Just walking these streets, with the light rain falling, glistening cobblestones, and the bells ringing in the background was seriously magical.
Wall Around Rotenburg
All the notes about Rotenburg highly recommended a walking tour around the outer Rotenburg wall. Since it was raining, and the wall was mostly covered, this seemed like a good plan. The wall itself was amazing. And the cool, grey morning just added to the atmosphere!
But also from the wall are small glimpses of backyards and gardens.
I fell in love with the small Germany gardens with their green grass and tulips.
After spending an incredible morning in Rotenburg, we knew we had a long way to go to Füssen, with many stops along the way.
Dinkelsbuhl
Dinkelsbuhl is a small town about 40 minutes south of Rotenburg. It is similar to Rotenburg in its quaintness and incredible architecture.
However, while Rotenburg was almost completely rebuilt after the war, Dinkelsbuhl buildings are original.
We again took a tour around the wall of the city, checking out the architecture. This wall did not encircle the entire city, but went through a large portion. We then walked through town.
And then stopped at an incredible bakery to sample some amazing breads and pastries.
St George's Minster
We decided to peak into the town's cathedral and our jaws literally dropped at the beauty within.
While walking the town, we heard an unexpected loud clacking sound. Trying to discern the source, we realized that there were huge White Storks with nests on top of many the buildings. Viewed by residents as a nuisance, we found them wonderful :)
Nördlingen
About 45 minutes south of Dinkelsbuhl is Nördlingen. I wanted to see this town because it was said to be built in the depression of a huge impact crater. There is also a tower in the middle of town that can be climbed - "can't be missed". Never one to turn down a random ball of twine, I had added this to our list of stops. It turned out to be super fun.
"Daniel" tower attached to St George's Church
The Gothic church of St. George is one of the biggest in Southern Germany. It is the main Protestant church in the town built at the end of the 15th century. But the highlight is the "Daniel" tower. 350 steps to the top of the 90m tower for an incredible view.
The instructions said to go to the rear of the church to find the tower entrance. Not even sure we were in the right place, we entered the stone steps. There was no one in sight... but the door was open, so we went in :)
Dave making his way to the top.
A little further up was the wheel that was used to turn a crank to raise items to the top of the tower.
And then we finally arrived at a small lobby where a elderly man was sitting collecting admission... at the top of about 300 steps. We had seen no one up to this point; it was completely silent except for our heaving breath and exclamations of awe at the age and design of the tower... and then boom, here was this guy collecting cash and providing an awesome history and background story to the site. It was absurdly funny!
But then the view! Wow! So worth the climb. And off in the distance, those hills you see? That is the edge of the impact crater. We were expecting something much smaller, maybe the size of the town. But it was the elderly man who explained how large the crater was. There was a museum in town that provided information about the meteor. And I seriously wish we had time to visit it, but we still had one more stop and a long drive before we arrived at our evening's destination.
Augsberg
The next stop was Augsberg, about an hour drive from Nördlingen. I'd have to say, if there was one stop we had to drop off, it might be this one. But, again, it was late in the day, we'd already done and seen so much, and we still had an hour drive to our final destination, so perhaps we were just tired. We arrived in the city, parked and walked to the Augsburg town hall. We walked back to our car and were on our way in probably less than a half hour.
The Drive from Augsberg to Füssen
Füssen
We arrived in the dark into Füssen. We were hungry so we went to find a place to eat. There were not many places open this late at night, so we walked down the street a bit and found an extraordinary Italian place to eat.
We then collapsed into our beds after another amazing, exhausting, incredible, wonderful day.
Day 3: No Drive day. Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles, Weiskirchem and Oberammergau
Hotel Geiger
The next morning we walked up to the main dining room, collected another amazing breakfast and walked to find a table, only to have our breath completely taken away by this view. I seriously gasped out loud when I saw it.
Neuschwanstein
After we had finished breakfast we headed over to the Fairy Castle. A life-long bucket-list item for both of us.
I had read ahead and prepared and purchased tickets ahead of time to avoid long lines.
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| Dave took this picture, but it seriously looks like a postcard |
The one important thing to note, is that tickets must be purchased at the parking lot of this castle. And then you can take a shuttle or walk to the castle entrance. If you miss the fact that you should already have purchased your ticket (as some visitors did), you then have to wait for a shuttle to return you to the bottom, and the come back.
Also, one other note, the tour of Neuschwanstein is pretty minimal. Don't get me wrong, it is definitely worth it to see the interior of the castle, but if you really want to enjoy the tour, I highly recommend reading Not So Happily Ever After.It is a very short book, and a very interesting read that provides a lot of information about the castle and Mad King Lüdwig that really makes the castle tour more interesting. I read it on the long plane ride over and it made the visit way better.
Since we arrived a little before our tour time, we took a quick walk along the path behind Neuschwanstein. Along the path, there is a really good vista where you can see the surrounding countryside and a gorgeous look at Hohenschwangau. We didn't see much sun on our trip so far, but it showed itself briefly for the amazing photo above.
We then entered the castle for our tour.
After our tour was over, we went back to the trail. Unfortunately, the Marienbrücke was closed (re-opened July 2022) when we visited, but through climbing some small trails, we were able to get a pretty good view of the castle. (Okay, honestly, Dave climbed out on a rock that looked pretty precarious to me)
Hohenschwangau
After visiting Neuschwanstein, we followed a pretty trail back to the parking lot. We had some time before we needed to be at Hohenschwangau for our tour. We stopped at the Museum on the grounds. It was interesting, but honestly, if we hadn't had extra time and if it wasn't included in our tickets, we would have been just as happy to skip. Lots of info about King this and Prince that. But not knowing much about German history, there wasn't a lot here for us.
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| Note: the mug was not the same of the beer |
But our stop at the Castle restaurant was wonderful. Dave discovered his favorite beer, Koenig Lüdwig Dunkel and I had a pretzel with some more of the Obatzda cheese to go with it. Yum!!
We then walked the driveway to tour the Castle.
We finished our tour around 4pm. Not ready to return to our hotel, we decided to head back on the road to check out Oberammergau, a town known for its wood carving and Passion Play. But on the way, we passed Weiskirche.
This was on my list of things to see, so we made a quick stop.
Weiskirche
In 1740 a small chapel was built to house the statue. But in 1745, they decided a bigger place was needed. And so this incredibly huge and opulent church was built... in a cow pasture in the middle of nowhere. We were very glad we stopped to view this incredible building.
Oberammergau
We did some widow shopping, and stopped by a local store, only to find store close but the wood carver hard at work.
Gasthof Krone
We did not realize that the town pretty much rolled itself up at 8pm. All the restaurants were closed or getting ready to close.
But one little hole in the wall was open, Gasthof Krone. And they welcomed us in. Dave had the best spaetzel of the trip here, and I had an incredible bowl of soup. It was a wonderful end to a wonderful day.
Day 4: Hike to Hopfen Am See, Drive to Lindau, Drive to Triberg
Hopfen Am See
I read online about this ruined castle in Füssen. And although it was just the remains of a castle, it was super awesome to hike some random path, and come upon this old history. Well worth the hike. Plus we got to see some pretty cool wildlife on the way!
There is a small plaque that explains the history of these ruins. The first certain mention of the castle's existence dates back to the 11th century. In the 15th century, the castle was abandoned and gradually fell into ruin, and its fate was sealed in the 18th century by the construction of the Füssener St. Mang - fortresses were treated as a source of cheap building materials.
We saw this lifer Eurasion Jay, as well as some other beautiful wildlife.
And there were some cool cows at the end of the hike.
Our first stop was lunch in Lindau, which was about 1 hour 15 minutes drive.
We drove up over the mountains, and even had some snow falling on us. We arrived around lunch time in Lindau, and it was cold and grey.
Lindau is a German island located at the foot of the Alps, home to a magnificent harbor, medieval architecture, and stunning lake.
We toured the harbor a bit, and then found a place for lunch by the sea.
When we came out, the skies had cleared, it had warmed up and it totally transformed the place!
We then got back in our car to continue our journey to Triberg and the Black Forest. We had about 2 hours to go.
We made a short stop on the way to check out some of the local birds at Eriskirche. We took a short walk, but storm clouds rolled in and we got back in the car to continue on.
Gasthaus Staude
On our way to Gasthaus Staude, we got our first glimpse of the Black Forest. The dark trees, with the sunlight shining through really put us in mind of Grimm's Fairy Tales.
We slept well that night, knowing there would only be minimal driving the next day
Day 5: Morning hike at Gasthaus Staude, afternoon in Triberg
We spend an unplanned morning in the woods around Gasthaus Staude, wandering further from our hotel then we had previously.
As birders, we were thrilled by all the new birds we saw!
We then headed into the town of Triberg for some lunch and to see the sights.
Triberg Falls
Known as the tallest waterfall in Germany, this waterfall is essentially located in downtown Triberg. There is a short but beautiful walk from the bottom of the falls to the top of the falls.
Signs at the bottom indicate that this is also home to the Eurasian Nutcracker.
We were hopeful, but doubtful we would have to opportunity to see this large bird. On the way up, we scanned the tree tops, but all we could find were some cool looking squirrels.
But at the top of the falls, where you could buy a ticket, they also sold peanuts. And sure enough, right outside of the hut were two Nutcrackers, merrily munching on tourist peanuts. We, of course, bought some nuts ourselves to share with the birds :)
We then descended from the top, taking the long way round. It was a beautiful hike.
Black Forest Museum
But, we are never ones to turn down a museum, plus it was free. So we visited... and spent hours there. Some may find it boring, but we were enchanted.
The museum had an enlarged inter-workings of a clock, so we could see how the time keeping devices worked.
Clock making takes a combination of both artistry and engineering. And this ability to engineer small gears led to an industry in mechanical music machines. The museum has a large number of these devices that could be played for a Euro.
They also had the world's smallest cuckoo clocks, which were a bit touristy, but still fun.
All in all, we didn't find this place BORING at all.
World's Largest Cuckoo Clock
We then headed down to the bottom of Triberg to see the other tourist item, the World's Largest Cuckoo Clock. We had to laugh, as this was probably the most disappointing of the trip, as it just had a bird who came out, cuckooed and then went back in. But still fun. In a video I watched later, I realized you could, somewhere, see the inner workings of the clock, but we did not see that on our trip.
We then headed back to Gasthaus Staude for our reserved dinner, which was as good as all of the hype about it!
Day 6: Drive to Hohenzollern Castle, then to Stuttgart
After another morning spent hiking in the Black Forest, it was time to pack up and head to our next destination.
Hohenzollern Castle
Since we had to be in Stuttgart for Dave's job, we were going to drive right past Hohenzollern Castle. This was probably Dave's least favorite castle, but I liked it, because it was the most complete of any of the castles we had seen so far.
When you arrive, you will see that they do not sell tickets at the office, only online. But we were easily able to purchase tickets from Dave's phone. We waited for the tour bus and made our way to the top of the venue.
This was a fairly short stop for us. We were probably only here for a little over two hours, which included both lunch and the tour. Then we got back on the road to head to Stuttgart.
Stuttgart
Although Stuttgart was not a choice destination, we took a very nice walking tour of the city, that I really enjoyed.
Schlossgarten
From our hotel, we walked down to the Schlossgarten. There were some good birds to see, lovely fountains and statutes.
There was also this odd sculpture, that kind of looked like trash?
While in the Schlossgarten, I took some time to check out the new train station. It looks like it is going to be pretty amazing.
New Palace Stuttgart
We did not go in, but instead enjoyed walking past it.
We grabbed a quick lunch on the square with this beautiful view.
Stuttgart Public Library
Everything is so modern in Stuttgart. We laughed to see even the bus bench had solar panels. These public benches allow people to charge their phones while they wait for the bus.
Day 7: Drive to Heidelberg
Heidelberg almost didn't happen, but I am so glad it did. We were not exactly sure how to finish off our trip. I was flying home from Stuttgart, but we went ahead an booked a night at Heidelberg. This meant that we would have to leave Heidelberg early, so I could make my flight to Stuttgart. Not sure it was worth the hassle, we tried to cancel our hotel in Heidelberg, but found they would not accept cancellations. So away we went, driving the 1 hour 20 minute trip, knowing we would have to return the next day.
And it turns out that Heidelberg was right up there with Rotenburg ob der Tauber as one of our favorite places.
Ride the Railway to Königstuhl (The King's Seat) -- OR NOT
Maybe it wasn't running that day? Maybe we got lost?
Google did lead us to what looked like the railcar, but it was at the top, not the bottom, and there was no way to get on in.
So we found ourselves at the top of the mountain, on a day that was as thick as pea soup.
It was actually pretty laughable, as we enjoyed our "view".
We did find this interesting guy at the top? Hmmmm...
Fortunately, it was very close to Heidelberg Castle, so we just drove down a bit and we were there.
Heidelberg Castle
The entrance ticket will get you to the main grounds of the castle, with little else to see.
The guided tour takes you **all over** the castle, and is absolutely wonderful. Made even better by the dry humor of our German tour guide.
There are two other places to visit within Heidelberg Castle, that are well worth the time.
World's Largest Wine Barrel
Built in 1751 and seven meters high the barrel holds 58,000 gallons of wine, and has a dance floor built on top of it. A staircase allows visitors to climb atop the barrel for a quick dance!
We did learn that the wine barrel was built, and never used, but it was still an interesting sight to behold.
German Apothecary Museum
Also in Castle Heidlelberg, our dry-humored tour guide informed us this was a boring place. But knowing we have a different sense of boring then most, we visited the museum (it was included with our ticket).
I actually found the whole place fascinating. We probably spent an hour in there. We live in a world where we expect modern medicine to fix just about anything. But it was not all that long ago when we relied on frog's legs and cardamom flower to solve our ills. And this museum made obvious that how medicines were extracted was not an exact science.
Philosopher's Way
After visiting the castle, we found and settled into our hotel. It was hard pull on whether to take a nap before dinner, or to try the Philosopher's Way in Heidelberg. Our curiosity won over our tired feet and backs, so away we went.
Again, we were really glad we did. This famous path along the Neckar River has been frequented by numerous famous philosophers throughout history.
And it is obvious to see why, because the views from this walk, looking out over the river to the city and the castle, are phenomenal.
And the brief glimpses we had into some of the backyards of the area were also fascinating.
As a final triumph, Dave picked a random place for dinner: Wienstube Schnitzelbank restaurant. It was a small little wine bar that got great reviews.
We popped in and were told there would be a pretty long wait. Since we were not in any hurry, we decided to be patient.
Less then 20 minutes later they called us back, gave us a table to share in the back garden, and then pulled out the best schnitzel and soup of the whole trip.
Our waiter was super nice, gave a great recommendation for a wine. The atmosphere was perfect. And the food was amazing.
It was an awesome end to an awesome day in an incredible week!
We finished out our evening by taking a walk to the old bridge. We then walked home, hand in hand, bells ringing in the background, cobblestones glistening, thrilled about our German adventure.
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