help with nuremburg

Definitely the 2nd option. It's only 1.35hrs from Rotheburg to Nuremberg and there is bullet train service from Nuremberg to Munich. So you could really make Nuremberg a stop for the day on your way from Rothenburg to Munich. Check with www.vgn.de and www.bahn.de

A fun suggesion I would have for your day at Nuremberg is to spend the night at Castle Veldenstein which is a short train ride from Nuremberg. The Castle is big, nice grounds and nice rooms...and is very very affordable. We had a 2 bedroom suite for 4 persons including breakfast for about 70 Euro per night. That was several years ago, but that was still cheap even back then. Our kids had a great time there.

Thanks for all the advice! Do you have any reccommendations for places to stay in Rothenburg?

http://www.burghotel-veldenstein.de/Home_main.htm

Kyle, I stayed at Pension Elke, and I recommend it. You can probably walk up the day of and get a room. The wife and I were the only people staying there while we were there in December, but they don't have a ton of rooms. The breakfast is fantastic, though, and included in the room price. The family-run grocery store that is downstairs is a fantastic place to get your lunch items for the day without even leaving the building!

If you're only doing 1 night in Nuremburg then staying in the center of the city is a must. The center "walled" ring of the city is very large.

We liked the Gasthof Goldener Greifen just off the square for the food, the room and the history:

http://www.gasthof-greifen-rothenburg.de/

There is also a bed and breakfast outside the wall that is very nice and inexpensive, Haus Karin, which is run by Karin Weiss, who is extremely friendly and helpful:

http://www.haus-karin.de/engl.htm

The Golden Rose in Rothenburg was fantastic - B & B inside the wall.

Jarrod,

I thought Pension Elke looked really cool, but I tried making a reservation for a night in May last month and they were already booked up.

Jill, that doesn't surprise me a lot because it was small and inexpensive. But the service is worth it. Oh, and bring a postcard from where you live. They have a board where they hang them up after guests leave.