Day 11 - Prague to Creglingen

A largish breakfast to set us up for a day sightseeing in Bavaria. As previously mentioned this came about after the Romantische Straße was featured on "Worlds Greatest Motorcycle Trips".

We escaped from Prague by a route I have never seen before but were soon on the D5 towards Plzen and the border. One stop for petrol as it is about the same price as home than more expensive Germany, and also to use up our coins to buy Kofola and lemon tea!!

After Nürnburg we stopped for a sausage! This time we both had a 30cm bratwürst and fried potatoes rather than chips.

I wanted to get off the motorway sooner rather than later for Dinkelsbühl and as luck would have it the A6 ground to a halt by a junction and we were off! By now we were back in TomTom's hands.

Dinkelsbühl is very nice. Lot's of old buildings and hotels too expensive for our budget. No doubt Henry Wassisname gets rooms paid for him for his programme.

We dawdled about and then set off for Rothenburg ob der Tauber. A walled and pretty much undamaged by wars old town.

We parked and walked in. Eventually we found the centre of the town. A huge square surrounded by beautiful buildings. As I watched some pigeons contortionist tricks to drink from the spouts, Claire spotted the Kathe Wolhfahrt Christmas Bus parked outside the shop and she was off like a rocket, stick and all.  It's a bit like a Christmas IKEA. In one door and then up and down over three floors chock full of decorations, baubles and god only knows what. Claire made several purchases!

From there we went back to the car via a  bierkeller for a refreshing light beer. When it's 1830h and still 29 degrees a light beer is more refreshing than some strong lager!

Once back on the road we rejoined the Romantische Strasse to Creglingen, just across the border and no longer in Bavaria.

The hostel is cool and reasonably quiet. We have a twin with private facilities. We ate in the town. It's pfifferling week, so we had them with Spätzle. Pfifferling are chantarelle mushrooms. All washed down with a beer! Excellent.

Early to bed and early to rise.