Germany & Austria late April, 2022, two weeks

My only suggestion, instead of taking a separate day trip to Nuremberg from Rothenburg, why not do it as a stopover on the way from Regensburg? You have to change trains there anyway, so stash the bags in a locker at the train station and take 6 hours to tour the town.

You can use Bayern Tickets or much of this. 33 EUR covers both of you for the day for Munich-Salzburg, Salzburg-Regensburg, and Regensburg-Rothenburg. Includes all public transportation for the day as well.

I'm curious what the flight itinerary looks like that gets you into MUC at 7:30 pm.

In Rothenburg I stay in this apartment - www.froehlich-rothenburg.de - nice location near church, marketplace. Good price

In Bacharach I stay at Irmgard Orth‘s 3 room b&b. Nicest lady. Will be making our 5th visit in 10 years. great price. Www.rhein-nahe-touristik.de click on GASTEGEBER then PRIVAT GASTEZIMMER. We usually take an early morning train to FRA

Be aware that April has the reputation of being the unpredictable weather month (not saying that the German weather is predictable in the other months...). Late April can be quite beautiful, especially in the Rhine Valley, and with climate change making spring come earlier each year. Just make sure you come prepared for all sorts of weather.

BA does it, changing at Heathrow.

Thanks, Sam.

I'll throw out what I throw out on most posts that mention a visit to Salzburg. For a unique experience that gets you out of the Old Town, consider a visit to the Panoramabar at the city library (Stadt:Bibliothek, as it is stylistically named). The Panoramabar began its life as a sports bar, but that apparently did not work out so well, so it is now a cafe connected to the library and employs adults with developmental disabilities, preparing them to work in the dining industry.

Things I like about this activity: (1) the walk (or bus ride) to get there takes you into the "new town," (2) you get to see an Austrian library [and its shockingly red carpet], (3) you get to ride a cool diagonally-moving elevator to get up to the Panoramabar, (4) you get great views over Salzburg (including toward the fortress) in a quiet, relaxed atmosphere, and (5) you get to support a helpful social program. I think its worthwhile to pop into the INTERSPAR-hypermarkt across the street, too, to see an enormous store that sells groceries and other goods.

Some very basic German food/drink ordering skills are needed for the Panoramabar activity, as the servers only speak German.

Thanks for all the input. Now for more reading.