Country #11: Germany

We’re on our own once again in Germany! Having sped through the last few countries, the exhaustion hit pretty dang hard, so we whipped out some IHG points to redeem 9 nights at a Holiday Inn Express in Frankfurt where we were able to relax and do some planning. It was at this moment of our travel journey when we realized it’s the small things that count…and free hotel breakfast was one of them. Sounds silly, I know, but when you’re on a 365-day trip and have to decide when/where/how to get breakfast in a foreign country every single morning (in addition to the million other decisions that same day), eating the same breakfast for 9 days in a row was really, really nice. 

We hit up some of the major German cities as well as rented a car and drove a portion of the Romantic Road. Last but certinaly not least, we traveled a full day to the town of Ovendorf, Peter’s last name. The town had a total of 2 streets…we walked around and then went home.

Germany Daily Itinerary

DateLocationWhat We DidNotable Item(s)SleepVlog
8/1/2022FrankfurtHoliday Inn Express Frankfurt Messe (Points)Day 153
8/2/2022FrankfurtHoliday Inn Express Frankfurt Messe (Points)
8/3/2022FrankfurtHoliday Inn Express Frankfurt Messe (Points)
8/4/2022FrankfurtHoliday Inn Express Frankfurt Messe (Points)Day 156
8/5/2022FrankfurtHoliday Inn Express Frankfurt Messe (Points)Day 157
8/6/2022Romantic Road Day 1Wurzburg, RothenburgAirbnbDay 158
8/7/2022Romantic Road Day 2AugsburgDay 159
8/8/2022Romantic Road Day 3Neuschwanstein and Lake EibseeDay 160
8/9/2022MunichHoliday Inn Munich – Leuchtenbergring (Points)Day 161
8/10/2022MunichHoliday Inn Munich – Leuchtenbergring (Points)Day 162
8/11/2022MunichHoliday Inn Munich – Leuchtenbergring (Points)Day 163
8/12/2022MunichHoliday Inn Munich – Leuchtenbergring (Points)Day 164
8/13/2022BerlinA&O HostelDay 165
8/14/2022BerlinA&O HostelDay 166
8/15/2022HamburgA&O HostelDay 167
8/16/2022HamburgA&O HostelDay 168
8/17/2022HamburgVisited Town of Ovendorf then overnight train to CopenhagenDay 169

Everything we spent while in Germany can be found in our Germany Budget Breakdown

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We’re Claire and Peter. In 2022 we took a corporate gap year to see the world. Three years later…we’re still on the road.