Originally Posted by
ellylex
))) I understand many like Dresden, but I do not want to include it. I will skip Frankfurt as suggested.
So whether stay in Nurenberg and take trip to Rothenberg (or overnight there?)and move to Mainz and Cologne OR other suggestions.
PS maybe I am concerned too much about luggage? Do all train stations have luggage storage? If so, problem is solved concerning 1 day sightseeing and moving on to another town.
I wish I had known to avoid Neuschwanstein... And I know you don't want to hear it but I loved Dresden.
I recommend spending the night in Rothenburg ob der Tauber and doing the Night Watchman tour. I don't usually do tours but that one was interesting and entertaining. I visited at the beginning of May and had read about the droves of tourists arriving on tour buses, but that did not happen! Maybe the same will be true in October.
If your parents are into driving at all, driving is really easy between cities in Germany (with GPS) and could be a lot cheaper than the trains. 3 days of small car, one way, was about $110.