And we're moving on to the next trip.
This one took place about two weeks after I got home from the Pyrenees. My wife and I spent an extra long weekend in Bavaria Germany, four days and three nights, during a public holiday if I'm not mistaken.
We did the usual drive through the night and arrived at our first destination, fairly early in the morning.
When I plan our trips I generally pick a spot that will act as our home base and then search for other destinations in the area that are worth seeing and within a reasonable drive from our hotel. We aren't the type of travelers who hunker down in one place for multiple days, as you may know if you have been following my blog for some time.
For this trip our home base would be Nuremberg and our first stop along the way there was...
Well?... This Place ☝️
Okay I'm seriously struggling to remember the name of it. I've resorted to looking online to jog my memory and I'm still at a loss. Hopefully it will come back to me as I write this. It was about an hour drive from the city of Nuremberg and along the way from France, which made it a decent spot for us to stop for breakfast before entering the big city.
To be honest, the town was nice and all but personally I wouldn't say that it was worth a special trip if we weren't driving by it already. Definitely not if your time is limited on your vacation.
It had some really neat buildings and a lot of traditional style architecture, as you can see,
but it was very much a lived in town so there were cars everywhere along the streets. I thought that they really took away a lot of the town's charm. That's why most of my photos are taken above the street of just the houses themselves.
There really wasn't much to do or see either, other than plenty of restaurants and cafes, which was a major plus in favor of the city. For me though, this was one of those places where the pictures online were better than what was actually seen in person.
Nonetheless we were there so we made the most of it. Some may even argue in favor of the town since its a little less touristy and less busy, another plus. Everyone, has their own preferences when traveling.
Among its other positive qualities were its colorful buildings, its cobblestone streets, and it red tile rooftops on steeply peaked houses. No doubt that there was a charm factor about it. If only the streets weren't lined with endless cars and moving traffic.
Actually it reminded me a lot of Eguisheim France now that I think of it, though that could just be because of the similar weather conditions when we visited each location. We had grey cloudy skies when we visited both sites.
Something else that I liked was that the old town was surrounded by a historic wall and stream and after touring the town center we walked its perimeter.
A large historic tower marked one of the entrances to the old quarter.
Zooming in I noticed a stork nest located at its peak. I love stuff like that. Only in Germany and the Alsace, near the border of Germany and France, have I seen stork nest on buildings in old towns.
This could actually be another reason why Eguisheim comes to mind when I think of the town. Its another place that had stork nests on buildings.
Crossing an old wooden bridge spanning the creek brought us outside the historic walls of the city.
The shrubs and bushes grew wildly around the large homes and towers, making everything appear old and maybe a little forgotten.
There were orchards in some of the backyards,
and one large farm, or greenhouse nursery, in another.
We popped in to take a look but then we couldn't really tell if it was private property or a locally run business, so we didn’t wander too far before turning back around to continue along the designated walking path.
We didnt spend much time in town before continuing on to Nuremberg, just enough to grab a coffee and eat a quick breakfast and stretch our legs after a long drive.
Goodbye... ... Dinkelsbühl!
Okay, I just found the name of it by searching online again. I couldn't end this post without providing a proper name and pinning it to the #pinmapple map. So that's it, that the town of Dinkelsbühl for you.
We have something in common! I'm also not that kind of person who spends many days in a row in a single place but rather split my trip in more parts of the country to see as much as possible.
Anyway, even though I haven't visited Germany yet, the architecture seems like being unmistakable and like you can already guess the country after you see some buildings. I love that thing and I can't wait to find myself walking down the streets between those houses but I also hope to see more less known parts of Germany because I know it has lots to offer to the tourists 🤗
Yeah we are exactly like that as well. I must see everything!!! Haha 😆
From my experience different parts of Germany have different architecture styles that are somewhat unique to the area. Bavaria is quite unique in its style from what I saw. It's very charming. I haven't explored much of the Northern and Northeastern parts of the country though
You are right about this place. It is nice and all but at the same time not hugely stand out. And in the pic where you included the cars, flipping heck. They really did detract from it all!
Yes. Cars packing the streets can make a big difference and pedestrianized street can also but in reverse. There was a small town in the Alsace of France that was similar. Beautiful charming village but cars everywhere along the road and you constantly had to get out of the way on a tiny narrow street to let them by. It didn't make sense that they didn't pedestrianize the streets. This town in Germany was a lot bigger so maybe that isn't an option but still had that effect.
I love a pedestrianised street or area. It really opens the place up to more outdoor activity like food and cafe type stuff. Its so nice compared to perching on a tiny table and chairs next to a big fume ridden road.
Yes exactly. I agree 💯
The colourful buildings are calling me. It's the kind of town that I could wander through aimlessly and not notice the hours go by. I'd pop into coffee shops, chat with strangers, and meander till my feet say "no more".
That's an interesting stork nest. You're observant, aren't you?
So many stunning locations. Do you ever wake up and think... Hmm, I miss "that" little town? ... Perhaps on a cold winter day when buildings are covered in snow?
The vegetation looks amazing, as the greenhouses do, too.
The wooden bridges are stunning, and I think I would have stooped there to do some Qi Gong and tune out the world around me.
A lovely post 😎
Yeah I definitely like colorful buildings like that. They are so charming and like a fairy tale at times.
There have been instances when I have missed a particular town. This one wasn't one of them but there have been other cases. I don't always catch such details as the stork nest but I do try and look out for anything interesting or different when we travel.
That's why I turn on the location for my camera now so I can always check the location of a photo. I know it leaves breadcrumbs on my whereabouts, but ... oh well 🙅
Yeah my wife does that too. It's smart for travel for sure. I don't even know if my phone os capable. Probably is, I just have to set it up or whatever lol
Great little town, looking forward to seeing more, I personally love visiting Germany, though more so the former GDR. Nuremberg has some great history from the WW2 era, a stronghold of Nazi Germany. Hope you enjoyed it, look forward to seeing it
Yeah I really like the area around Nuremberg. It has a lot of history and culture.
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