Here is a photo of Annette & Georg's lovely comfortable home in Limbach. Doug had to catch a photo this morning as we always seem to come home after dark, and we miss seeing it.
We awoke to a grey morning - at least it wasn't raining. The plan was to travel to Heidelburg . We would go to a museum if it was raining or explore the city if the drizzle cleared.
Georg parked the car in the Crowne Plaza, where their son, Frederik works. We were pleased to come across Frederik as we walked up through the hotel. Outside, we walked up the main street and looked in some of the shops.The drizzle had cleared!
We were amused by this cafe . It had blankets on the chairs for the smokers, who have to sit outside. The town was lovely. There were beautiful buildings every way we looked. Gypsies playing 'Kalinka' added to the atmosphere.
We walked on the bridge over the Maine River and up the hill for a view of the city. The statue on the bridge is tongue-in-cheek and each part is a little bit wrong. I was amused of their interpretation of the figure representing religion. (She has the cloth over her eyes!!) The scales of justice are lying against some stones in a very casual manner. Look at the face of the 'tough' warrior on the shield!
Later we walked back over the bridge and up to the castle. It was very impressive. Part of it is in good order; part is under restoration. The remainder is in ruins.
It has a very large wine barrel that has been restored. It had a capacity of 227,000 litres. Apparently it has never been full.
We ended the day with a nice meal in a small village where we stopped, on our way home.
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