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Do You Like Hot Dogs (with or without kraut)? Then you must thank Frankfurt, Germany! After a couple days in the small town of Sindelfingen – near Stuttgart, I left my friends and ventured for my first real international solo trip.  I headed north to Frankfurt – a beautiful city, which introduced sausage links to the …

After an amazing night in Rothenburg, we drove to the town of Esslingen to attend the annual Onion Festival. We took a tour of the town including the local Lutheran Church (traditionally when a ruler chose his religion, all citizens had to convert or move – and now the entire town is still mostly Lutheran). …

From Blempfligen, our foursome rented a large Mercedes SUV and got on the autobahn, driving at speeds of up to 120mph, we raced by colorful fields of cabbage, sunflowers, corn, and hops. Our destination: Rothenburg, an entirely walled city founded in 1274. We also had with us two full sized Labrador Retrievers. Dogs are allowed …