Hello! My son is an exchange student in Germany, and we are going to visit at the end of his stay for 9 days. My husband and I have been to Germany before, and love it. We are bringing along my mother-in-law, who is 72. Because she is leaving behind my father-in-law as he is in poor health, we are limiting this trip to 9 days. My son is outside of Hanover, so we will be concentrating on the northern part.
Our itinerary:
Arrive Frankfurt, rent a car and drive to Rothenburg ob der Tauber for two nights.
Day 3 - drive up to our son near Hanover and stay for two nights to spend time with them and meet his family, etc.
Day 5 - drive to Amsterdam for two nights
Day 7 - this is where I'd like help. Should we try to tackle another spot like Brussels or maybe even head down to Luxembourg at this point? Or should we start making our way back to Frankfurt and stop along the way somewhere like Cologne? I want this to be an easier trip for us and not push my mother-in-law too much. She's never been and is adamant that we don't adjust anything because of her joining us.