Ludwigsburg's Pumpkin Festival

St. Goar - Burg Rheinfels Castle

This is a pretty sweet castle.  The kids loved running around throughout the ruins.  It was a perfect stop as we traveled up the Rhein River.  Next time we come back I would definitely take a slower boat trip, stay the night somewhere along the way and then tour some more castles.  Maybe I'd even do a little shopping.  We were pretty rushed for this trip though and we weren't able to take it slow.

Bayreuth, Germany

For a 'relaxed' Sunday afternoon we toured Bayreuth.  Isn't this fountain awesome? 

This is the opera house in town.  Eventually we wanted to see a live opera here but they are in the process of renovating it and haven't been showing and aren't showing operas for a couple of years.  Our kids were free (our kids are 9 and under) but for an adult it was 4,50 Euro's.

Regensburg, Germany

The side of St. Peter's Cathedral, in Regensburg.

a close up of the details on the door

Rothenburg, Germany

Our first stop was Rothenburg ... yes jetlag and all.  Before we even entered the city walls we ran into this little building.  Doesn't it have tons of character?  I loved all the flower window boxes everywhere.  All the homes/buildings were so fun to look at.

Entering the city walls

The town square.  The clock tower is suppose to have a great display every hour up until a certain time.  We were so excited to see it.  It was a major disappointment ... or something went wrong because it lasted only a minute or two and then it stopped ... froze or something ... then retreated, never to be seen again.  Can't really recommend it  but can't really say to stay away either.