Heidelberg, Germany

Our hotel was right on the river.  It was tricky finding a place to park and driving those narrow cobblestone streets is not something I'd like to do again!  The castle was amazing!

Stopping in Rothenberg, Germany.

I rented a car so that we could get out and see some of the country.  Did you know that in some areas on the autobahn there is no speed limit.  My advice, stay to the right!  I do prefer the autobahn to the narrow cobblestone streets we tried to navigate through in Heidelberg!  We spent a couple of hours in Rothenberg wandering around.

Mom is in Germany!

Mom arrived last Sunday from Seattle for a visit.  I took her horseback riding in the country side to keep her awake! 

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.