We'll in Germany arriving in Frankfurt on 12/22 and leaving on 12/31. It'll be my wife and I and our 10 year old son. We'll be at the end of the Christmas Markets and will be able to get one day in of them and then there's the 12/25-12/26 downtime. We're considering a few options to make the most of our time.
Option 1 - Go to Strasbourg for the Christmas Markets and then leaves 12/25 or 12/26 by rail to go to Berlin or Munich. Alternatively, we could do smaller trips around Germany and see things as we go along either by rail or car.
Option 2 - Go to Nuremberg for the Christmas Markets and spend the entire time in Bavaria and explore either from Nuremberg or Munich or a combo of both. This includes not just the two cities but daytrips.
Option 3 - Go to Nuremberg for Christmas Markets and then Berlin and use that as our base.
Option 4 - Go someplace unique that we can do lots of exploration from or have an incredible unique experience! Stay in a castle, do a river cruise, etc. If cruise, needs to be family friendly (ie, no Viking).
Option 5 - Go to Nuremberg and then Prague for Christmas and beyond as they don't seem to shut down. Explore the Czech Republic!
Option 6 - Go to Nuremberg and then Austria (Vienna / Salzberg / etc). That's our base.
Option 7 - Do something I'm not aware of and someone here can suggest! We're open to anything and everything!
Thank you!