Germany Trip 2025

our trip, stop by stop

Germany & beyond

Philipp and me, October 14–22, 2025: from my hometown in Franconia to the Alps, München, Lake Constance, Alsace and my father's Pfalz.

9days

16stops

3countries

1. ✈ FLY INDallas → Germany
2. DAY 1Tue · Oct 14Franconia, where I grew up
3. 1 Greetings fromStrössendorf Tue, Oct 14, 2025A foggy 6 a.m. run through my hometown and a proper German breakfast.SeeEatRead the story → GERMANY
4. 2 Greetings fromZum Anker Tue, Oct 14, 2025Our home base: a family-run inn in Weidnitz. 5 stars.StayEatRead the story → GERMANY
5. 3 Greetings fromKulmbach Tue, Oct 14, 2025Shopping, bratwurst, the Plassenburg and a hike to the Rehturm.SeeShopRead the story → GERMANY
6. DAY 2Wed · Oct 15Along the old border, then south to the Alps
7. 4 Greetings fromMödlareuth Wed, Oct 15, 2025Walking the wall in “Little Berlin.”InterestingRead the story → GERMANY
8. 5 Greetings fromRamsau Wed, Oct 15, 2025The Malerwinkel, a glacier-blue stream and Bienenstich.SeeEatRead the story → GERMANY
9. DAY 3Thu · Oct 16Into the mountains
10. 6 Greetings fromWimbachklamm Thu, Oct 16, 2025A gorge hike, Alpine meadows and schnitzel at the Oberwirt.NatureEatRead the story → GERMANY
11. DAY 4Fri · Oct 17History above Berchtesgaden
12. 7 Greetings fromBerchtesgaden Fri, Oct 17, 2025A grand old station and a quiet forest full of history.SeeInterestingRead the story → GERMANY
13. 8 Greetings fromEagle’s Nest Fri, Oct 17, 2025The Kehlsteinhaus, one year before the fire.SeeEatRead the story → GERMANY
14. DAY 5Sat · Oct 18Game day in München
15. 9 Greetings fromMünchen Sat, Oct 18, 2025Bayern HQ, the Marienplatz and Der Klassiker: Bayern 2, Dortmund 1.SeeNight outRead the story → GERMANY
16. DAY 6Sun · Oct 19Cars, then the lake
17. 10 Greetings fromMotorworld Sun, Oct 19, 2025A night in an old locomotive hall and a morning full of Bugattis.StaySeeRead the story → GERMANY
18. 11 Greetings fromLindau Sun, Oct 19, 2025The lion, the lighthouse and an island town on Lake Constance.SeeRead the story → GERMANY
19. DAY 7Mon · Oct 20Lake Constance
20. 12 Greetings fromMeersburg Mon, Oct 20, 2025A castle lived in for centuries and lanes down to the lake.SeeRead the story → GERMANY
21. 13 Greetings fromHotel Seehof Mon, Oct 20, 2025A night on the lake, an amazing breakfast, then a hop into Switzerland.StayEatRead the story → SWISS
22. DAY 8Tue · Oct 21Into France, then my father’s Pfalz
23. 14 Greetings fromColmar Tue, Oct 21, 2025Through the Black Forest into France and the canals of La Petite Venise.SeeShopRead the story → FRANCE
24. 15 Greetings fromthe Pfalz Tue, Oct 21, 2025Old friends at Weingut Dicker, a castle at sunset and Saumagen.EatNatureRead the story → GERMANY
25. DAY 9Wed · Oct 22Auf Wiedersehen
26. 16 Greetings fromWollmesheim Wed, Oct 22, 2025Standing where my father was born, and the flight home.SeeEatRead the story → GERMANY
27. ✈ HOMEFrankfurt → Dallas

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