Frankfurt to Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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First taste of driving on the Autobahns, quite an experience to be travelling so slowly at 140k/hr. Some cars must have been moving at least 200k/hr. So as well as mastering driving on the right, added the extra skill of changing gears with the right hand. First stop was the city of Wurzburg, with it's magnificent Residenz Palace and Marienberg Fortress. The Palace was mainly destroyed during the later years of World War II, but faithfully restored, with most of the original fittings and furnishings saved.



Now started on the Romantische Strasse (Romantic Road), lunch stop being Tauberbischofsheim, with it' s typical rural marketplace, Rathaus (townhall) and colourful half-timbered buildings.



A quick picture stop next at Bad Mergentheim.



Finally reached our overnight destination of Rothenburg Ob der Tauber about 5pm. Our hotel overlooked the market square, directly facing the Renaissance town Hall. As the only guests for the night, we had the room with the best view, one advantage of travelling before the busy tourist season. By now, the long flight was finally taking it's effect, so just a quick walk around town after dinner - of course Franconian sausage and sauerkraut, washed down with wheat beer at our hotel restaurant The Goldenes Lamm.

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Photos

Wurzburg
Marienburg fortress - once home to the Prince-Bishops of Wurzburg

Wurzburg
Baroque stucco facade on the Falkenhaus and behind it St Mary's Chapel

Wurzburg
Residenz Palace of the Prince-Bishops

Tauberbischofsheim
The rural market place with town hall and half-timbered buildings

Tauberbischofsheim
Many Easter displays frequent the doorways in most villages.

Bad Mergentheim
Their rural market place.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Dinner at the Goldenes Lamm