On Friday May 11th. The first excursion of the morning was to Schwetzingen Castle & Garden the latter has a name for being very beautiful. It was a very damp morning but not raining hard. Since our main purpose in visiting this place was to see the famous garden we declined to pay the fee to tour the inside of the buildings. We walked around in the gardens for some time - we could imagine that they would be lovely in full bloom earlier with all the spring bulbs or later when the summer blooms would be showing off. This day the flashiest colors were in my clothing - that red skirt and blue jacket in one of the pictures. the white sculpture is also one of the attractions of the place. I was somewhat disappointed to say the least.
We drove back to Heidelberg so that we could follow the highway that goes along the Neckar River to Heilbronn. The drive was enjoyable and the scenery beautiful.
At a place called Neckarzimmer we noticed a glass factory that was inviting people to stop - so we spent some time looking at their goods, and watching some blowers produce garden ornaments. We purchased two candle holders - many of the beautiful bowls and vases looked very fragile for packing in a suitcase. (We neglected to take any pictures-sorry.)
Had a picnic lunch in the backseat of the car. While Helmut had a few winks of sleep I took a walk on a side road that was parallel to the highway.
Our stopping place for the weekend was Birkenfeld because there is an assembly in this town. We arrived there about 4:30 and located a very nice hotel on the outskirts of town. The room was in the lower level down one flight of steps from the front door and the restaurant. The room was a very nice size and so was the bathroom. There was a patio door to the outside with a little yard beyond and a view & whiffs of the farms beyond the yard. the chicken coop and yard were out of sight down on a lower yet level we think this was the source of the breakfast eggs and the offer of fresh eggs for sale sign on the counter. We booked the place for Fri. & Sat.
We had a walk around the neighborhood before a very tasty and filling supper. Good thing we went out walking first - we were too full afterwards.
the other two pictures got on the wrong day. They belong to Sat. and are taken at a fish hatchery in the Swartzwald (Black Forest)
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Was the assembly in this town very large? Do you think they served chicken fresh from their chicken yards as well? Pat
Was the assembly in this town very large? Do you think they served chicken fresh from their chicken yards as well? Pat
Yes, the assembly was about 80 to 100 I would guess. More about them on the post on Mon. or whenever I get to it.
Fresh chicken from the yard? It didn't look like they had a very large supply of chickens in the yard. I think there were only one or two chicken items on the menu so perhaps there isn't to large of a demand. Ha!
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