| The walled part of Rothenburg ob der Tauber is shaped roughly like a man's head and neck. From many of the locations around the city, the visitor has views back across the valley to other parts of the town giving the impression that Rothenburg is larger than it really is. In fact the old city is really small and even the day visitor can see many of the sights. | 
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The Burgtor, or Castle Gate, was first erected about 1350 when there was still a castle in Rothenburg. Today the Burgtor opens to the Castle Garden, a small park where both locals and visitors stroll or simply sit and read. Right inside the gate can be found the puppet theater. |
| Rothenburg is one of several towns that are included on the Romantic Road bus trip. During the tourist season, the Romantic Road bus operates along several variations of a route from Bavaria northward to Wurzburg and Frankfurt. It usually is not operating at the time we travel, but on this occasion it was. We took the bus from Rothenburg to Augsburg. One of our stops was at Dinklesbuhl (right), a town similar to Rothenburg but with slightly fewer tourists. | 
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One of our overnights was spent in Ulm. The old Fisherman's Quarter of the city is made up of many structures hundreds of years old that sit along the canals that bisect this part of town near the Danube. Visitors to the Münster should take the time to see these other parts of the city. |
| On this trip, some of the travelers wanted to see the Black Forest, so we spent a little time in Triberg. There had been a little snow the night before so the walk up to Germany's largest waterfall was a little difficult. Most of our time in Triberg was spent trying to decide which of the dozens of woodworking shops offered the best deal on the cuckoo clock. | 
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Munich, Salzburg, and
the Castles
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