Blogs from Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Cleanliness was never really expected on this trip, and eventually it wasn't even a priority. I stopped paying to use wash machines and dryers, and even sink laundry became less and less frequent. Sometimes when I rode night trains I even skipped brushing my teeth in the morning, and there was nothing I could do about my greasy hair. I knew that I was no match for Coco Chanel's newest scent, but never did I expect to be told by so many loving people so many times in one day that I stink. I have recently had the pleasure of being joined in Bavaria, Germany, by my grandma, my mom, my mom's French friend Valerie, and my cousin Maddie, all of whom were kind enough to enlighten me. I have been doing laundry ever since, and ... read more

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 26.08.2011. Wir sind wieder einmal in Rothenburg. Die mittelalterliche Stadt ist immer wieder eine Reise wert. Auch die Hitze hat uns hierher begleitet. Wir stehen hier auf einem der beiden Stellplätze für Wohnmobile, welche vor den Toren der Stadt angelegt sind. Da wir schon um die Mittagszeit hier sind können wir einen schönen Platz ergattern. Nach einem Mittagslunch auf dem Stellplatz machten wir uns auf den Weg in die Innenstadt. Es war extrem heiss in den alten, von unzähligen Touristen bevölkerten Gassen. Wir entschieden uns erst mal ein schattiges Plätzchen im Schlossbark aufzusuchen. Dort kamen wir mit einem älteren Ehepaar aus England ins Gespräch. Sie sind mit einem Reisecar auf einer Rundreise, durch Deutschland und Österreich. Nach unserer nächsten Station in Bad Waldsee, geht es dann am Montag weiter nach Winterthur. ... read more

After breakfast in our hotel and some quick castle souvenir shopping for our nieces, we took a cab to Fussen and hopped on a 4 hour train to Rothenburg. The German countryside was beautiful though flatter than what we had seen. We played cards while watching various animals grazing along the ride-cows, sheep,horses, even alpacas. We reached Rothenburg-another 1 platform station-in the early afternoon. It was a significant walk to the hotel and within minutes from the station, we entered the town gates to old medieval Rothenburg. It was as if we were on a movie set but, in fact, the city had been preserved and maintained as a medieval attraction for nearly 100 years. Walking the cobble stoned streets of the historic town, we found our hotel which was equally as historic and very German ... read more

Tuesday & Wednesday 14th and 15th September 2010 Continuing south to Bavaria we end the day on Tuesday at Camping Romantische Strasse, Creglingen which as its name suggests is a stopping point on Germany's best known and most popular tourist route. This runs from the river Main to the Alps and travels through beautiful countryside and medieval towns. Wednesday dawns with rain in the air and we decide to stop and catch up with the laundry and school work as well as use the site indoor heated pool. ... read more

The Romantische Straße (Romantic Road) is one of several German tourist routes designated by different themes. This one runs from Würzburg to Füssen in Bavaria through several extremely charming and picturesque towns dating from the Middle Ages. Rob and I visited three of these towns (Rothenburg ob de Tauber, Dinkelsbühl, and Nördlingen), as well as visiting the King Ludwig II castles. Rothenburg ob der Tauber I had been looking forward to visiting Rothenburg ob der Tauber not for its historical significance, but for the Christmas shopping! As soon as I saw the town, however, I was amazed and fascinated - Rothenburg is a genuine medieval walled town with gates and towers and a moat, just like the pictures in storybooks. I didn't know anything like this still existed. It is not like Williamsburg; there were no ... read more

Last night I got talking to a mother and daughter who were from Hamburg. We ended up playing Rumikue or whatever it is called. It is a games we use to play all the time as kids. The little girl Zoe kicked out asses three times in a row. I got the train at 8:31 this morning and exchanged train three times before getting to Rothenburg ob de tauber at 12:30. I started walking the direction I thought was the right way, I even asked a few locals and no one knew where this hostel was. Some one finally pointed me in the direction of the tourist office. Rothenburg is layed out so that is looks noramal when you first arrive but then you get to the center of the city and go through the old ... read more