Our Itinerary

Day 1- Sat July 26
Arrive Frankfurt 
arrive 9:40AM
Check in Concorde Hotel 
http://www.hotelconcorde.de/hotel-frankfurt-Information_en.htm 

Day 2- Sun July 27
Cochem
Take scenic route to Cochem (left side of Rhein River)
Check in Hotel Villa Vinum Cochem (Expedia) http://villa-vinum-cochem.de/the-house.html Moselstrasse 18, Cochem, RP, 56812 Germany
Visit with Grandfather’s relatives the Wagners, Wolfgang, Jurgen, Guido and families

Day 3- Mon July 28
Cochem:  Play with Wolfgang, Melanie and other relatives
Stay at Hotel Villa Vinum Cochem 

See town of Kafenheim, Peter Fuhrman’s house and altar

Day 4- Tues July 29
Travel to Attendorn
Visit The Eifel area? http://www.romantic-germany.info/Eifel.4105.0.html

Visit Cologne and see cathedral and drink beer at Fruh
http://gogermany.about.com/od/sightsandattractions/tp/free_things_in_cologne.htm
http://www.cologne.de/eat-and-drink/breweries.html

Stay at Burg Scnellenburg (Castle) 
http://www.histohotels.com/burghotel-schnellenberg.html
 Burg Schnellenberg 1, 57439 Attendorn (Phone: +49 (0) 2722 6940)

Visit with Grandmother’s relatives: Koslowskis and Ortmanns
(See Glenn's pictures and comments about Attendorn: http://glennsgermanbikeride2013.blogspot.com/2013/09/land-of-my-grandfathers.html

Day 5-Wed  July 30
In Attendorn
Stay at Burg Scnellenburg

Visit with Grandmother’s relatives: Koslowskis and Ortmanns

Day 6-Thurs July 31
Drive to Ruddesheim along right side of Rhein.  See the Loreley rock.
http://www.viator.com/Rhine-River-attractions/Loreley-Rock/d767-a1459
Stay at Hotel Alte Bauernschänke 
http://www.altebauernschaenke.de/en/
Sightsee: http://wikitravel.org/en/R%C3%BCdesheim

Day 7-Fri Aug 1
On to the city of Heidelburg
Check into Kulturbrauerei Heidelberg AG
http://www.expedia.com/Rhine-Neckar-Hotels-Kulturbrauerei-Heidelberg-AG.h4949764.Hotel-Information?hashTag=overview&c=e8c7e5b0-0003-449d-8f33-a286a64950f0&rfrr=ALL.Itin.Booked.HOTname&rm2=a1&rm1=a2&

Day 8-Sat Aug 2
Sight see in Heidelburg
Kulturbrauerei Heidelberg AG  expedia .com
Leyergasse 6 Heidelberg BW 69117 Germany
http://www.tourism-heidelberg.com/explore/historical-sights/schloss-heidelberg/index_eng.html

Day 9-Sun Aug 3
Strasbourg, France
Cross into France near Rhein river.
Stay at Hotel Regent Contades, Strasbourg
http://www.regent-contades.com/en/
8 Avenue De La Liberte, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, 67000 France
19th century mansion with a stunning façade. Located on the banks of the river... (has parking)

Day 10-Mon Aug 4
Strasbourg, France
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1230005/France-city-breaks-Six-things--Strasbourg.html
Stay at Hotel Regent Contades, Strasbourg
http://www.regent-contades.com/en/

Day 11- Tues Aug 5
Visit Freiburg, Germany
Continue down Rhine then over to the Blackforest area
Stay at Ringhotel zum Roten Bären  (oldest building in Freiburg) Oberlinden 12 Freiburg, 79098
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germany/black-forest/freiburg/hotels/ringhotel-zum-roten-baren

Visit the Blackforest http://www.roughguides.com/destinations/europe/germany/the-black-forest/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Forest

Day 12-Wed Aug 6
Visit the Fussen area
Hotel Muller near Fussen, Germany near  Neuschanstein Castle ( foot of the Alps) (close to border with Austria)
http://www.hotel-mueller.de/
Also close to the castle Hohenschwangau, the frequent childhood and youth residence of King Ludwig II. https://www.hohenschwangau.de/556.0.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenschwangau_Castle

Day 13-Thurs Aug 7
Drive to Salzburg, Austria
Check in at Villa Trapp 
http://www.villa-trapp.cc/
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g190441-d1232851-Reviews-Villa_Trapp-Salzburg_Austrian_Alps.html
Traunstraße 34, Aigen, 5026 Salzburg (Phone: +43662630860)

Day 14-Fri Aug 8
Sightsee in Salzburg, Austria
Stay at Villa Trapp 
http://www.house-crazy.com/the-sound-of-music-house-villa-trapp-in-aigen-austria/
Sightsee in Salzburg
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Austria/Bundesland_Salzburg/Salzburg-323407/Things_To_Do-Salzburg-TG-C-1.html

Day  Sat 15-Aug 9
Drive to Munich.  Check into Opera Hotel.
St. Anna-Str. 10, Altstadt-Lehel, 80538 Munich (Phone: +49 (0) 89 210 49 40)
 http://www.hotel-opera.de/en/
Next to historic State Opera House http://www.platzl.de/blog/hotel-munich/2011/05/09/sightseeing-bavarian-state-opera-in-munich/

Day 16-Sun Aug 10
Sight see in/ near Munich
Stay at Opera Hotel

Go to Dachau Memorial (concentration camp)?  http://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de/index-e.html
Walk around Marienplatz
http://gogermany.about.com/od/citiesandregions/tp/Munich_Top_Sights.htm

Day  17-Aug 11

Depart from Munich 3:35PM