RSSIn Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Walking from the small train station to Rothenburg’s old town square is like walking back through time.
The narrow cobblestone roads lead into a small town square, where the Christmas market holds forth between St. Jacob’s church and town hall. It’s a small market, but big on charm.
And inside the Kathe Wohlfahrt store, is the Christmas Museum, open year-round. Several displays tell the stories of Christmas origins… such how the Christmas tree was an adaptation of the pagan ritual of bringing greens into the house to ward off evil spirits. The rooms display treasures of ornaments from centuries past, which museum curators still actively search for at antique markets and auctions.
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I purchased 5 Eurail passes but clueless how to make reseravations to get from Munich to Rothenburg ob der Tauber on Dec. 21. Please advise.
Trains can be reserved up to approx. three months in advance, so a reservation for Dec. 21 is not possible yet.
There are various ways to make seat reservations:
- make the reservation at the train station once you’re in Munich.
- visit the website of the German railways (http://www.bahn.de/international/view/en/), enter the journey you want to make, once you found the right train click ‘Purchase’, then select ‘Continue without Bahncard’, until you get the option ‘Seat reservation without ticket’, which you can self-print.
- contact the UK call centre of the Deutsche Bahn (http://www.bahn.de/db_irland/view/us/db_uk_booking.shtml). they may charge handling / shipping costs.
Please note that train timetables usually changes in December.
Hello Leah — Rothenburg is beautiful in December. I’m glad this blog is helping you plan. I will add to the Eurail response that Rothenburg is “out in the countryside,” so to speak. I loved the trip: heading out through fields and farms on smaller trains. These trains in Germany are known as “Regionalbahn” trains. You can certainly make a seat reservation if you prefer, but I don’t really think it’s necessary on these smaller trains that run every hour or so. If you have your Eurail Pass in hand, that is all you will really need on these shorter Regionalbahn journeys. Just a thought. Have fun! Benjamin.
Can you tell me how long it took Munich to Rothenbur by eurail.