Train to Eppstein

Today I took the bus then train to Eppstein which is only about 20 minutes or so from Naurod.  I took the bus from Naurod into Neiderhausen to catch the train to Eppstein.  The train was pretty easy, there are machines to purchase tickets in English on the platform.  Eppstein is known for the castle was originally built in in the 10 century and then housed the Lords of Eppstein until they died out.  The castle is close to the town center.  It has been preserved as a historical monument since 1905. 

Our Sunday walk and German gardens

Germans love to garden. They rent out little plots on the edge of cities so they can dig around in the dirt on weekends. Welcome to the small world of the Schrebergarten.  These are gardens are everywhere surrounding Naurod and other small villages, towns and cities.  There are a lot of veggie & fruit trees in most gardens others are grass and flowers with a very small cabin. Some gardens house animals like chickens, rabbits and other small creatures.  The pictures are from Naurod and our walk today.  We also found a field of flowers you can cut and take for a small fee.

The Night of The Churches - Wiesbaden

 

 

 

Market Church - huge church near the big open market area.

Last night Annika the pre-primary teacher and I took the bus into Wiesbaden for "The Night of The Churches,"  It is an event where a bunch of churches are open for viewing, some services and a lot of singing.  We took a bus up the hill to the Russian  Orthodox church, but it was closed and the bus was not coming back for an hour.  We decided to take the tram down the hill and ended up on a street that was having a "red carpet" event.  Lots of vendors, wine, food and people watching.  We ended up at an American speaking church, St. Augustine of Canterbury.  We listened to a beautiful choir.  It was a very nice evening!