Thursday was a holiday in our region of Germany so Günter had the day off. The weather was lovely, so we decided to go on a bike ride. We drove to the WeinStraß near Bad Durkheim. It has the world biggest wine festival.
Once we got to Bad Durkheim Günter told of a fond memory where his Oma and Opa would take him to this icecream shop (they lived in this village). So we went there. Günter ordered what he had as a child: the spaghetti eis (vanilla icecream throudh a machine that makes tubes with strawberry sauce on top). For Jenna we got the Bumble bee ice cream and Niki the gummi bear ice cream.
Afterwards there was a fountain right next to the shop so the kids had to play!
Afterwards Günter said we should go to the Limburg Castle/Abbey (where he would hike and play as a child). He said it wasn't a hard ride on the bikes, so I agreed. But either his memory had failed or we were in a lost worse shape than I thought (I am sure the latter is true). I actually had to push my bike up part of the way with Jenna whining most of the time. But riding in the forest area was so peaceful. We finally did arrive!
It is a shame that this one is a bit blury since I love it! But that is what Niki did--run around screaming "Castle".
Jenna went exploring too.
I thought this was a stunning picture (I wonder how sometimes I take good ones and others are bad).
After we left the castle Günter said his Oma & Opa graves were close by so we rode our bikes there. Actually Günter's and Niklas's middle names are after his Opa (it is Willi).
We then rode back to the car and home. It was a nice day.
Posted by Krista at June 9, 2007 10:05 AMIt looks like it was a very fun day!! Good for you guys!! I did not realize there were SO many castles that anyone can just go in and explore! And it's amazing they don't get vandalized?
Also, it's interesting the graves are surrounded by concrete instead of grass.
What a great day! The pictures are soooo wonderful. It was neat to see Guenter & Niklas together at the gravesite.
Posted by: Dana at June 10, 2007 10:05 PMWhat a wonderful vacation and bike trip! I love looking at all your pictures and living vicariously through you and your travels. And I also love that you include the history of the places in your posts. So fun - thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Missy at June 12, 2007 08:16 PMLuv the pics!! And the sunglasses too :laugh: Looks like you had a great day!
Posted by: Pia at June 13, 2007 11:01 AM