Adventures in Deutschland

Warning: this post is going to be really long because we had a packed four days exploring Deutschland. For the rest of the travel break, I headed to Germany to meet up with my parents! I woke up bright and early Monday morning to hop on my bike and make the trek to the airport. After a quick layover in Frankfurt, I was finally in Stuttgart! I was so so excited to see my parents. We grabbed some lunch before heading into the city to check into our hotel and explore Stuttgart. We weren't going to be spending much time in Stuttgart throughout the week, so we wanted to see the Schlossplatz and walk down the Königstrasse before dinner. For dinner, we went to a bauhaus for some beer and traditional German food!

Tuesday morning we woke up early and had a delicious breakfast at the hotel before driving down to the Bodensee. The first stop on our list was Vogt! It's the cutest, smallest town in the middle of farmland that my Dad just so happened to discover while looking at a map. There wasn't much to see in Vogt but we knew we had to walk around since our family obviously has our roots there from way back when! After Vogt, we drove down to Friedrichshafen which is right on the Bodensee. We ate some lunch right on the water and then walked around the town. Our final stop of the day was Meersburg. It was the cutest, quintessential German town. We walked through the new palace and then through the main shopping street down by the water. We were hoping to get back to Stuttgart in time for dinner but because they were doing construction on almost every rode we drove on in Germany it took a lot longer to get back to the hotel.

On Wednesday we decoded to explore the castles that surround Stuttgart. First up was Hohenzollern Castle.

On our last day, we ventured to Rothenburg ob der Tauber! It is part of the popular Romantic Road through southern Germany and has been around since the 11th century. The old town is a  preserved Medieval city that sits on a hill overlooking the Tauber river. We started off walking through St. James Church, then went to the Imperial City Museum (Reichsstadtmuseum) with the municipal collections and a weapon collection, and the Christmas Museum (Weihnachtsmuseum "Käthe Wohlfahrt"). After lunch, we did a little shopping before walking along the wall that surrounds the city. It was a cool way to get a birds eye view of the entire city. We also took a guided walking tour where we learned all about the history of the city. It was so beautiful to see all of the red roofs peaking through the trees. 

I have to say this was one of the best weeks I've had in a really long time. It was so much fun to explore Germany and hang out with my parents! Friday morning I was off to Munich for Oktoberfest, but that weekend adventure deserves its own post.

Love,