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Dusseldorf to Munich - Advice for a few nights stay of our trip please :)

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Hi All! Thank you in advance for some advice (I will not be hurt if you tell me to change some plans) -- :)

Below is what I have planned so far:

9/9: Land in Dusseldorf 9AM - spend the day or so exploring
9/9: Either Car or Train to Cologne that night and spend the next full day and night in Cologne
9/11: Rent car and head for the Schönburg Castle in Oberwesel for 2 days and 3 nights (wine tour, etc. planned for this stay)
9/13: Check out of Castle and head to .... ______________________________ (This is where I need help. I think we want to skip by Frankfurt and visit somewhere else for 2 nights) I was thinking Heidelberg, Trier, Wurzberg, Nuremberg, Rothenberg, Luzemborg City, Bacharach, Augburg....I am OPEN to ANY suggestions..
9/14: ?
9/15: Stuttgart (should we spend more than one night here?) Drop off car
9/16: Head toward Munich for Ocktoberfest
9/19: Time to head back to the United States

CANT WAIT TO VISIT! Any tips or must-do's are totally welcome!

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You'll be in Oberwesel for the big wine fest 9/9-12. But I would not want to miss the Saturday evening fireworks and other activities there. Suggest you make your way out of Cologne by the afternoon of 10/10 and book a room now anywhere you can find one - Oberwesel, St. Goar, Boppard are all good choices. Don't miss this just for more time in Cologne, where 24 hours is plenty, IMO.

9/13: Bacharach is next door to Auf Schoenburg so I'm sure you'd have time to see it before/after/during your castle-hotel stay. It's not clear what your purpose is in Stuttgart or whether it's a must... If not I'd spend 9/13-15 in Franconia (northern Bavaria) in one town - maybe Wuerzburg - and day trip to the others nearby... Bamberg (shouldn't be missing from your list,) Nuremberg, Rothenburg, maybe Bad Windsheim, Iphofen, Marktbreit, Sommerhausen. If Stuttgart is a must, then from 9/13-15 see some things in that area instead... Heidelberg is a possibility, but so are Bad Wimpfen, Ladenburg, Speyer, Ludwigsburg.... many good choices.

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It doesn't sound like you need the car until departing Cologne, so it makes sense to pick it up at that time. Train ride Dusseldoft-Cologne is only 20-30 minutes.

Neither Frankfurt or Luxembourg are top tourist destinations, so you should not feel badly about skipping them on this short trip.

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Russ - WOW! Thank you, I did not know about the Wine Fest from my research! I will look into that and maybe not staying in Cologne/Dusseldorf for more then the 2 days of 9/9 - 9/10 and head to Oberwesel area earlier. We are going to Stuttgart to see the BMW/Porsche, etc Museums (more for my Boyfriend!...the Castle is for me haha).

Laura - Thank you for the input - I think we will skip those then.

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