BAVARIA & THE BLACK FORESTFilmed and produced by Fran & Brooke ReidelbergerScripted and narrated by Fran ReidelbergerThe Romantic Road, from Füssen to Würzburg - Füssen - home of Neuschwanstein and the story of Mad King Ludwig II; Augsburg - the historic Fuggerei, DeVries sculptures and the latest in transportation; Dinkelsbühl - a charming village that annually celebrates with a Children's Festival; Rothenburg - a preserved medieval walled village and home to carved Nutcrackers; Creglingen - a "walled" town without a wall, a maker of thimbles and his museum, a magnificent hand - carved 16th century alter by Tilman Riemenschneider; Würzburg - city of churches, the mighty Residenz, beer steins and white wine; Frankfurt - the arrival city for most north American visitors with a renown zoo and botanical gardens and a great center for touring Mainz and the Gutenberg museum, Hanau and the Brothers Grimm, Wiesbaden with its strong U.S. military presence; Baden Baden - ancient health resort town with luxurious hotels and spas; Ulm - birthplace of Albert Einstein and site of Europe's tallest cathedral spire; Triberg - wood carving, Black Forest pastries, cuckoo clocks and Germany's highest waterfall; The Bodensee - Germany's water playground - home of Lindau, Constance and Mainau, a sub - tropical garden full of exotic flowers and enchanting butterflies; Upper Bavaria - misty mountains, cheese making, an annual "cow festival" and the popular sport of hang gliding. Mittenwald - colorful frescoes and violin making; Oberammergau - home of the famous Passion Play and near - by Ludwig II's Linderhof Palace; Garmisch - Partenkirchen - flower gardens, stage coaches, a tram ride to Germany's highest mountain top and winter skiing in the Alps; Springtime in Bavaria - wildflowers and a May pole festival in the tiny village of Unterwössen and a visit to Ludwig's palace, the sumptuous Herrenchiemsee; Berchtesgaden - Bavaria's most spectacular mountain scenery, a gentle cruise on Lake Königsee and a visit to Hitler's infamous Eagle's Nest; Passau - where three important rivers meet and home of the world's largest church organ; Bavarian Forest - Europe's largest stretch of uninterrupted forest, a national park full of wildlife, a reconstructed open - air German farm village, glassmaking in the village of Zwiesel; Nürnberg - home of artist Albrecht Dürer, a toy museum and world - famous Hummel figurines; Dachau - a pretty village with an artistic flair, but forever linked with the Nazi's first concentration camp on the edge of town; Munich - the 100 - year - old glockenspiel in the popular Marienplatz, Olympic stadium and park, Nymphenburg Palace, art museums, outdoor food market, beer - making, Bavaria's best sausages and the world - famous Oktoberfest.
