Summer Trip-Romantic Road(29-31July)

Once again we packed up our car and set off north towards the South-East of Germany. In this part of the country, Bavaria, there is a long, scenic road with historical towns dotted along the way. This road is called the Romantische Strasse (Romantic Road). We reached Fussen mid-afternoon and checked into a lovely apartment. We had booked some tickets to visit Neuschwanstein, a gorgeous castle that inspired the castle at Disneyland. It was a very long and steep walk up to the top of the hill where the castle sat. We had a guided tour of this beautiful castle, which is so unique with its design and paintwork, unlike anything we had seen so far. Back down the hill we walked through the picturesque town of Fussen and had a yummy al fresco dinner.
Our hotel is a Kur Hotes, a wellness retreat (we wished we could stay longer), so in the morning the girls used the fitness room to have a workout while Mark went for a run. After a delicious breakfast in the hotel dining room we drove north along Romantic Road. There were beautiful views along the way with rolling hills and thatched squares of agriculture. We drove through Augsberg on the way to our first stop in Nordlingen, a city with a wall completely surrounding it. We walked up on the wall for a while before descending to eat our lunch in the shadow of the main city tower. Back on the Romantic Road to Dinkelsbuhl, where we stopped for an ice-cream in this lovely old town. Late in the afternoon we arrived at our nice apartment in Rothenburg. While the girls hit the internet café Mark and I went for a walk through the town, did some souvenir shopping and had a cold beer in the Market Square.
Our B&B offered a continental breakfast in the café and after that we headed towards Bad Mergenthien – a very old, beautiful city with lovely buildings around a large square with a fountain as the focal point. We drank some milkshakes in the company of some wasps who sent us on our way quicker than we would have liked. We arrived in Glessen late afternoon and had afternoon tea with Auntie Netty on her back porch in 34 degree heat.