Munich to Frankfurt via the romantic road:
Not so romantic but certainly great views. Lots of farming land and beautiful villages (“willages” as Linda our tour guide from Slovakia- would say) all along the way. Linda played lots of romantic songs for us. A 3 and a half hour drive, punctuated by a 45 minute break for morning tea, took us to Rothenberg (would I lie to you about a German town name?)
You can ride your bike along the romantic road as it is not the autobahn, more like a country road but still quite wide and reasonably flat. The scenery was really exceptional and the area is the start of the wine area in the south of Germany
Some of the buildings go back to 1352 – an apothecary building (chemist). The buildings were what you would expect to see in the German country side. The town square was one of the best kept we have seen. The city was not damaged by the war. No graffiti unlike Prague which was plagued by graffiti.
We had a 3hr stay there to lunch up, buy souvenir (which we did. Most other places we have just bought postcards) and take numerous photos. It was a lovely place with lots of woodcarvings, cuckoo clocks and also Birkenstock shops. Also on the hour under the town clock a window would open and two mechanical men would have their beers. It doesn’t take a lot to entertain us!
The last two hours into Frankfurt were a bit of a drag as it meant the end of the bus trip. The final group meal was on at night and we all said our goodbyes (some goodbyes more than once). The group was great and we made particular friends with three different couples from Canada so we have lots of people to visit and places to stay. May be a little while before we do this as we have a wedding to organize and enjoy!
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