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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

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At the end of September, we spent two days in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany (hereby out known as Rothenburg).

For our first trip out of the Czech Republic, I wanted to get out of a big city, explore a nearby country, and celebrate our anniversary all in one quick weekend.

We were just getting our jobs started, and didn’t know until the last minute if we could actually take this trip, and, of course, up until about two days before we were supposed to be leaving on this trip, we couldn’t decide where to go.

Choice is a prison, people–especially when you’re surrounded by incredible destinations. (I promise not to whine about that too much…).

Rothenburg was E’s idea, and when I saw pictures, I immediately remembered that this was the German town I’d been hoping to see. Since it was last minute it wasn’t our easiest trip–a few trains and buses–but it was a relatively short distance for a three-day weekend, so we went ahead and booked it.

Rothenburg is everything you think of when Germany comes to mind: half-timbered houses, flower boxes in the windows, an old medieval wall, cobblestoned streets, buckets of charm, and a signature sweet.

While Rothenburg is definitely well-known, and had the tourists to show for it, it met all of our expectations. It was a great weekend away, and really relaxing, which we really needed at that point (or, always). I think Rothenburg is the perfect weekend destination: we filled our time easily, but it didn’t feel crammed, and I didn’t leave wishing I’d seen the many sites I’d missed. While we could have had a more jam-packed weekend, there really isn’t that much else to do in Rothenburg but relax, eat, wander, and maybe check out a medieval store or museum.

For our weekend, we did nothing but try out restaurants and eat Schneeballen (!!), a delicious donut/pastry/candy thing I can’t accurately describe,

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wander the streets,

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try to catch bubbles,

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visit the Christmas store (which was incredible), 

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walk along the wall,

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try out cider in the square,

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peek into churches,

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happen upon ancient medieval storerooms,

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and stroll the old castle grounds.

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We had a fabulous weekend practicing our German–which seems way easier to Czech, perhaps because I was exposed to it so often as a kid–and celebrating another anniversary.

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I was completely charmed by Rothenburg and Germany in general. We are planning to head back to the area in just a few weeks to experience the epic Christmas markets!

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Now, since I can’t tell you enough how adorable this town is, I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.

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Have you been to Germany for the Christmas markets? Which one is your favorite?

Linking up with Bonnie, Cynthia, Courtney & Yalanda!

 

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Comments

  2. Looks awesome! This is a town I definitely want to see, but I think will wait until my parents are here again, as I think they would love it. That, and Bamberg, since they’re so close…

    • Oh I would love to see Bamburg! Looks so charming. My mom saw pictures of Rothenburg and has requested to go here, too, haha! It’s a great place to take parents 🙂

    • Oh man you will LOVE it! It’s so cute without Christmas and I know it will be even more amped up around the holidays! 🙂 Even with the Christmas markets, make sure to visit the Christmas store–it’s really amazing!

  5. In the name of all that is charming, this place looks PERFECT. That cider! Those houses! That Christmas store! I want to go to Rothenburg right now please. I can’t handle how cute it all looks!! Did you get anything cool from the Christmas shop?

    • You got it! It’s the most perfect German town I think (better than Disneyland, according to Rick Steves). I wanted almost every ornament but I’m waiting until the Christmas markets before I start to buy those haha! So soon! yay! and if you go, I’ll come back with ya 🙂

  6. Rothenburg is all that is quaint and German, indeed! That mug of cider sitting out in the sun looks like such a great autumn experience. I see that you liked the Schneeballen? I never tried them mostly because Rick Steves doesn’t like them… which looking back is kind of a stupid reason for not trying them for myself. Haha

    • I really did like the Schneeballen! I could only handle one but it was freshly made so maybe that made the difference? I almost didn’t because of Rick Steves (because usually his word is gold to me, so I totally hear ya) but I just couldn’t resist something that looked like that lol.

    • Thank you! It was a great choice to celebrate our anniversary 🙂 and I think you should, although apparently not everyone loves them. But pretty much anything sugary and I’m game haha 😉

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