17 May 2024
The tour was okay, average at best. Our tour guide had some ideas about things he needed to show us in Rothenburg that were impossible due to the sheer size of the group. He wanted us all to walk with him through the town as a huge group and try to listen to what he had to say, then he tried to herd us all through some random small restaurant to see some goblet that has historical significance, but the logistics of this were ridiculous. We finally outright asked him when we had to be back to the bus and left the group, and had many people follow our lead who were also fed-up. He needs to give people an overview out in the parking lot including time and location to return to, and let us go free. He also wanted all 70+ of us to eat at this certain place. This all made zero sense. We only got maybe 2 hours to walk around the town, but it was a whole-day drive back and forth. Cut out the castle stop maybe? Also, when we got back to the bus, it was hot as fire inside because the driver has not turned on the bus and let it cool down, so very uncomfortable start to the trip back. The town was okay, but we wouldn't do this tour again.