Suggestions needed for Germany Sightseeing

FreeRepublic ^ | 10/26/2014 | Oshkalaboomboom

[Oshkalaboomboom]

I am staying in Aschaffenburg, Germany on business with a car and a 3-day weekend coming up. I am looking for suggestions on interesting things to do within a 60-90 minute driving range in any direction.

Last time we had enough time off we planned on Heidelberg one day then Strausborg, France the next. Both were 2.5-3 hour drives. We were so burnt out after Heidelberg that we never made the trip to France the next day. So this time I'm trying to keep it a bit closer.

I know Aschaffenburg had a large military presence for many years so a lot of veterans may have some good suggestions on where to go. I am going to Frankfurt in a little while because that is close enough to go for just a short visit and come right back. I've been all through Aschaffenburg so now I am looking to expand my horizons a bit.

[Ax]

In 1973 I graduated from the European Division of the University of Maryland. The graduation was in Heidelberg, a beautiful old university city. The University sprung for a dinner cruise on the River Necker. The ceremony was held at Patrick Henry Village; the US Ambassador delivered the commencement address. I would not miss Heidelberg. Dueling scars sold separately.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

I don’t know about you but one thing on *my* bucket list is to someday rent a BMW or Audi and do 120 on the Autobahn.

My rental car, a BMW 320D with a speedometer that goes up to 260kph:

[Oshkalaboomboom]

We settled in on 3 different road trips, starting yesterday with a trip to Marksburg Castle then stopping at Mainz on the way back. We would have loved to seen more of Mainz but with DST already gone in Germany it was too dark to see much by 6pm. Today we are going to Kloster Kruezberg for lunch and a beer then to Bad Orb. Sunday will be Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Wurzburg. It's been a wonderful experience.