Munich to Paris

How does this sound?

Hire a car on our way out of Munich, and drive to Fussen stopping at castles on the way. Next day drive along Romantic Road to Rothenburg (or is that too far in one day?)A day in Rothenburg and then drive to Stuttgart to visit car museum or two then to Heidelberg. Next day to Paris on a fast train from ???

Can we hire a car in Munich and leave it in Heidelberg?

Thanks

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The trip sounds fine. There may be no need to drive the Romantic Road which isn%26#39;t romantic but for the most part a normal German two lane highway, just some places along it can be described as romantic. It%26#39;s much faster to drive the A7 autobahn that kind of subparallels it, and would give you more time to stop and see things along the way. Close to the A7 is the lovely church at Ottobeuren which is filled with more beautiful Baroque religious items than can easily comprehended, Ulm with its church with the record height spire which can be climbed if desired, and the Steiff Museum in Giengen, inventors of the teddy bear.

Between Rothenburg and Stuttgart is the excellent walled fortified Comburg Monastery (in www.schloesser-und-gaerten.de ), one of the few places in Germany that I consider a %26quot;must see%26quot;, near Schwaebisch Hall, a nice town in its own right. Between Stuttgart and Heidelberg drive along the Neckar River with its many castles, vineyards and nice old towns. We particularly like Besigheim, Lauffen (a completely walled old part and a nice contrast to over-touristed Rothenburg if you visit it during the tourist season), and Bad Wimpfen. If you forgo your visit to Heidelberg (we like Tuebingen- www.tuebingen.de better and it is near to Stuttgart), you can take the fast French TGV directly to Paris from Stuttgart.

Many places renting cars let you drop off your car at another city in Germany at no extra charge.

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Thank you Marcopolko for your help.

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