Germany Suggestions- Thinking Frankfurt/Rothenburg/Cologne

It's a trip that can be done...with Frankfurt being a solid base.

Cologne is a great town with a magnificent cathedral right outside the steps of the train station. Stop by Fruh am Dom afterwards for some solid food and great beer. There's a nice patio on a cozy square.

Rothenburg deserves an overnight stay, IMO...it's mostly tourists during the day, and you'll miss the Nightwatchman's Tour, which occurs each evening. Ideally, visit on Wednesday when the English Conversation Club at Altfrankische Weinstube occurs. A chat with Hermann the German is well worth the trip.....And that town square absent of the crowds with the moon shining down is a sight to see.

If you need hotel recs there, lemme know,

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Roth. is a nice town, but it is a bit touristy. When people come visit, I often bring them there... so it isn't a bad choice. But if I had only 5 days in Germany, it wouldn't be on my short list.

I could spend 5 days and never leave Munich. SO and I are thinking of flying into Munich and having her parents take the train down from the North and meet us for a few days either late summer or early fall. We are thinking one week in Munich and then another week in Berlin.