Spent the morning exploring the former Imperial city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, famous for its medieval town walls and Renaissance Rathaus. Walked half way round the city on these walls before heading back to the market square. Then back on to the Romantische Strasse for a lunch break at the town of Dinkelsbuhl, another medieval walled town, full of colourful gabled houses. Realised we had no chance of studying many of these beautiful towns along the way, so headed to our next overnight stop of Hohenschwangau, home of King Ludwigs castles, the most famous Schloss Neuschwanstein. As we approached, the snow cover got heavier. Lucky for us, it had cleared enough in the last week for us to get there. This castle was directly visible from the balcony of our room, and floodlit at night.
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