Regensburg & Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Behind the wheel of a VW Passat, an upgrade from the golf we wanted, we navigate our way out of Munich to the autobarn and Ben speeds all the way to Regensburg. When I say speed I mean within the limits ... but they are unlimited, so for that I'm thankful we're in a tank of a car.

Regensburg has a very nice medieval city centre with an old church and bridge, but was merely a lunch stop on our way to the romantic road.

Cathedral of St Peter

Cafes on Residenzstrasse

The weather has become quite miserable but we still enjoy the drive over green rolling hills and through numerous small towns as we approach Steinsfeld, our stop for the night, just out side Rothenburg. When the rain stops and with the assumption all tourists should have left by now, we head into Rothenburg for dinner and a look around.

Deserted Rothenburg by night

Deserted Rothenburg by night

Deserted Rothenburg by night

As touristy as it is, we love this medieval town so decide to stay another 2 nights, this time in the 300 year old Schwarzes Lamm Gasthof. From here it's short stroll along a stream into town.

Schwarzes Lamm Gasthof

The view from our room.

Yes, the church bells rang loudly every hour on the hour.

The rain has cleared up, the sun is out but it's still cold - around 18 degrees. It's hard to believe 2 days ago we were complaining about the heat.

Marktplatz

Looking down on the Marktplatz from the Rathaus Tower

Streets in Rothenburg