1. A stop along the Romantic Road in southern Germany in the city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a historical and beautiful vacation destination. With its medieval atmosphere and modern hospitality, Rothenburg is sure to give any traveler a memorable trip.

3. “Theme route” created by travel agents in the 1950s Stretches about 220 miles in southern Deutschland From the city of Würzburg to city of Füssen Major trade route during in medieval times Links a number of picturesque towns and castles Possesses “quintessentially” German scenery and culture Route marked with brown signs

4. MAJOR CITIES ALONG ROUTE: Nördlingen Dinkelsbühl Würzburg Füssen Rothenburg ob der Tauber Röttingen Creglingen

5. Stadt = Würzburg

6.  Painted, along with his sons, the largest ceiling fresco in the world inside the Würzburg Residenz

7. Stadt = Würzburg

8. Stadt = Creglingen

9.  Born around 1460  Sculptor – master in both wood and stone  Spent a lot of time working in and around Würzburg Even served as mayor of the city  Many examples of his work can be seen while traveling along die Romantische Strasse Self Portrait of Riemenschneider

11. Rothenburg

13. Stadt = Nördlingen

14. Nördlingen

15. Stadt = Nördlingen

16. Dinkelsbühl

18.  Born in Munich  Poet and painter during Romantic Period  Trained as a pharmacist  taught himself how to paint  Paintings = often whimsical and depict life in a small town  Fascinated by the cities of Rothenburg and Dinkelsbühl Der arme Poet, 1839

19. Der Bücherwurm, 1850 Der Schmetterlingsjäger, 1840

20.  Very common in German; great way to “play” with the language  Gender & plural = ALWAYS the same as the last word in the compound  Ex: der Arm (-e) + das Band (“, -er) + die Uhr (-en) = ?

21. Compound NounWord BreakdownEnglish Meaning Mietwagen Zweifamilienhaus Zeigefinger Tischdecke Rollstuhlfahrer

22.  -chen & -lein = added to nouns to indicate a “diminutive” (smaller version)  Words ending with these suffixes = ALWAYS neuter & the plural is ALWAYS the same as the singular  Most of them = have an umlaut added to the vowel as well  Examples: die Frau  das Fräulein die Maus  das Mäuschen

23. German SuffixEnglish SuffixGerman ExamplesEnglish Examples -schaft (always feminine; plural = –en) -shipdie Freundschaft die Meisterschaft friendship championship -iv-iveaktiv massiv active massive -lich-lyfreundlich körperlich friendly bodily -isch-ic ; icallogisch typisch hysterisch logical typical hysterical -ismus-ismPatriotismus Kommunismus patriotism communism -tät-tyUniversität Priorität university priority -ie-yBiologie Galerie biology gallery

24. Stadt = Steingaden

25. die Zugspitze: Deutschland’s highest peak in den Alpen

27. Stadt = Steingaden

29.  18 th century artistic style and movement  Style is ornate and uses light colors, asymmetrical designs, curves, and gold  Playful and witty themes  The interior decoration of Rococo rooms = designed as a total work of art with elegant and ornate furniture, small sculptures, ornamental mirrors, and tapestry complementing architecture, reliefs, and wall paintings.

30.  Developed as a reaction to the “stiff” Baroque artistic style that preceded it

31. Stadt = Füssen

33. Marienbrücke