First Trip to Europe - 12 days for Amsterdam and Germany
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@Travelforbeer, I do realize it's not the most efficient route. The original plan was to visit the towns in the order you listed. I was having trouble finding an available hotel in Bamberg, in my price range, that had a Saturday check-in open. So I gave up, reversed the order of Rothenburg and Bamberg, and it opened up more options for hotels in Bamberg.
I'll try to make the most of the change though and perhaps get an early start and see some towns between Munich and Rothenburg.
I'll try to make the most of the change though and perhaps get an early start and see some towns between Munich and Rothenburg.
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I'll try to make the most of the change though and perhaps get an early start and see some towns between Munich and Rothenburg>
Augsburg is a big big town but a very pleasant one - others could be Dinkelsbuhl or Nordlingen two gems on the Romantik Road.
Augsburg is a big big town but a very pleasant one - others could be Dinkelsbuhl or Nordlingen two gems on the Romantik Road.
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There is also the Romantic Road bus that starts in Munich and stops in some cute towns en route to Rothenburg.
http://www.touring-travel.eu/index.p...7&L=2&tttlng=2
http://www.touring-travel.eu/index.p...7&L=2&tttlng=2
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Like you said though, it would be much nicer to just be able to hop on any train than have to worry about making connections on trains booked in advance.>
Flexibility to just get up pack up leisurely and head to the train station to hop on the next train is priceless to me but not to others who actually like to have everything pegged down to the second and don't mind deadlines of having to get on that train or your ticket becomes zilch. But it also depends on how much you can save with the discounted ticket route - a lot well then a no-brainer but if anywhere near also a no-brainer to get a pass.
The Germany-Benelux Pass starts at 5 days of unlimited train (K-D boats too) travel to be used anytime within a max one-month period - for $288 or about $55/day or about 39 euros a day - fully flexible travel - no surcharges on most German trains - none that you will be taking anyway - a 10-day pass costs $430 or $43 a day or about 31 euros a day - again fully flexible travel - you decide what days you want to use on the pass as you go - no advance planning.
Flexibility to just get up pack up leisurely and head to the train station to hop on the next train is priceless to me but not to others who actually like to have everything pegged down to the second and don't mind deadlines of having to get on that train or your ticket becomes zilch. But it also depends on how much you can save with the discounted ticket route - a lot well then a no-brainer but if anywhere near also a no-brainer to get a pass.
The Germany-Benelux Pass starts at 5 days of unlimited train (K-D boats too) travel to be used anytime within a max one-month period - for $288 or about $55/day or about 39 euros a day - fully flexible travel - no surcharges on most German trains - none that you will be taking anyway - a 10-day pass costs $430 or $43 a day or about 31 euros a day - again fully flexible travel - you decide what days you want to use on the pass as you go - no advance planning.