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Three generations go to Germant (part three, The Nekar valley and the Romantic Road)
This is the third and final part of the photos from my trip to Germany with my wife, my mother-in-law, and my wife's grandmother. Part two: http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=99275 Part one: http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=99222
On Easter morning, we left Bacharach and went to Frankfurt, where some distant relatives (third cousins or something like that) of my wife live. We went with them to the Hessenpark for lunch. Here's the restaruant:
The park is an open air museum where old buildings from around the sate of Hesse have been moved. There are a few restaurants and some stores in a section that is open without admission. It was cold (and there was snow) and we had two older women with us, so we didn't go to the other section, but there were some nice buildings to be seen
After we left their apartment, we went to our next hotel, outside of the village of Nekarsteinach. This is near Heidelberg, and located right on the Nekar river. This was the view from the hotel balcony
The area is also known as Vier Burgeneck from the four castles there. So, we took a hike to see some of them. The two that we went to were in ruins (at least one of the others is a private residence)
The tower was open, and pretty high up
The second, Schadeck
The following day, we took a quick trip to Heidelberg. Unfortunately, all my mother-in-law wanted to do was shop. Not really my thing, but I waited outside in the cold and took some photos
Then it was back to the hotel for a nice dinner (the owner is a master pastry chef). In the morning, this is what the view was on the balcony
Then it was back in the car to go to our next stop, Dinkelsbühl.
The wine market, hour buildings from the 1600's
The main street
We stayed one night, and then drove to Rothenburg ob der Tauberthe next morning. Once again, it was all shopping, so I had to step outside some of the time for photos. I can only spend so much time in souvenier shops before I go crazy.
The fancy clock:
The men drink their beer every hour. Unfortunately, the snow made this tough
There were festive decorations throughout the town
And that's the end. After Rothenburg, we drove to a hotel in the suburbs of Frankfurt. We met with a friend of my wife's grandmother for a nice dinner. The following morning, it was off to the airport for the return flight. The family in Frankfurt met us at the airport to help out and say goodbye (some of them work at the airport).
Overall, a great trip, although I would have liked more sights (like castles or some museums) and less shopping. But since the trip was for my wife's grandmother, we did what she and my mother-in-law wanted. I hope to get back to see some of these sights again (and hopefully my photography skill will have grown by then)
Thanks for looking. Please browse http://jziegler.smugmug.com/Travel/469010 if you'd like to see more photos from the trip.
On Easter morning, we left Bacharach and went to Frankfurt, where some distant relatives (third cousins or something like that) of my wife live. We went with them to the Hessenpark for lunch. Here's the restaruant:
The park is an open air museum where old buildings from around the sate of Hesse have been moved. There are a few restaurants and some stores in a section that is open without admission. It was cold (and there was snow) and we had two older women with us, so we didn't go to the other section, but there were some nice buildings to be seen
After we left their apartment, we went to our next hotel, outside of the village of Nekarsteinach. This is near Heidelberg, and located right on the Nekar river. This was the view from the hotel balcony
The area is also known as Vier Burgeneck from the four castles there. So, we took a hike to see some of them. The two that we went to were in ruins (at least one of the others is a private residence)
The tower was open, and pretty high up
The second, Schadeck
The following day, we took a quick trip to Heidelberg. Unfortunately, all my mother-in-law wanted to do was shop. Not really my thing, but I waited outside in the cold and took some photos
Then it was back to the hotel for a nice dinner (the owner is a master pastry chef). In the morning, this is what the view was on the balcony
Then it was back in the car to go to our next stop, Dinkelsbühl.
The wine market, hour buildings from the 1600's
The main street
We stayed one night, and then drove to Rothenburg ob der Tauberthe next morning. Once again, it was all shopping, so I had to step outside some of the time for photos. I can only spend so much time in souvenier shops before I go crazy.
The fancy clock:
The men drink their beer every hour. Unfortunately, the snow made this tough
There were festive decorations throughout the town
And that's the end. After Rothenburg, we drove to a hotel in the suburbs of Frankfurt. We met with a friend of my wife's grandmother for a nice dinner. The following morning, it was off to the airport for the return flight. The family in Frankfurt met us at the airport to help out and say goodbye (some of them work at the airport).
Overall, a great trip, although I would have liked more sights (like castles or some museums) and less shopping. But since the trip was for my wife's grandmother, we did what she and my mother-in-law wanted. I hope to get back to see some of these sights again (and hopefully my photography skill will have grown by then)
Thanks for looking. Please browse http://jziegler.smugmug.com/Travel/469010 if you'd like to see more photos from the trip.
James Ziegler
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