Day 21
Prosit!
Well it’s the last evening of our vacation and we’re sitting on the balcony of our hotel room watching the sunset. The view is one of the best yet – a pastoral valley with several farmhouses and lots of cows.
It’s early, but we’ve already had dinner – the restaurant was only open from 6-8 pm. Jill had some kind of Wildschwein, which we assumed was wild boar, and I had goulash soup with steak and onions – very good. Since it was our last night I had strawberry pie and Jill had vanilla ice cream for dessert.
We began the morning with breakfast in our overpriced Romantik hotel. Slept will 8:30 then headed to Heidelberg, where we spent several hours touring the huge old castle which was mostly in ruins. It was the former residence of the rulers of the Palintate, but went downhill after the 30 Years War (1618-1648).
The tour was ok, but probably the most interesting was the “Great Vat” which had a wine capacity of 49,000 gallons. It is said that the court consumed 2000 liters a day! No wonder one of the rulers died of alcoholism at the age of 35!
Had our usual picnic lunch and then drove down into the town of Heidelberg. We had planned to stay there but everything was pretty booked – we tried 4 paces and then gave up.
Had a beer at the market, and then walked along the Hauptstrasse (High Street), had a pastry and tried to find the old Student’s Gaol – where rowdy students were imprisoned until 1914. Couldn’t find it though.
Headed northeast and ended up here at Landhaus Lortz in Reichelsheim. Yet another family run hotel.
For about $65 the room is great, with couch, balcony, deck chairs, shower, etc. Of course now the sun is shining brilliantly for the first time in a long time!
Last night for dinner we went to a wine cellar which was the ultimate in atmosphere. Exposed old beams, old seats, windows, etc. – all salvaged from old barns apparently. Jill had baked cheese and I had a bratwurst pair. Very good with some local wine.
Well, right now we’ll watch the sun set on our day and our vacation. It’s been a great 3 weeks. The weather could have been better, but on the whole it didn’t interfere too much. The sights we saw and the things we did will stay with us for a lifetime!
It’s early, but we’ve already had dinner – the restaurant was only open from 6-8 pm. Jill had some kind of Wildschwein, which we assumed was wild boar, and I had goulash soup with steak and onions – very good. Since it was our last night I had strawberry pie and Jill had vanilla ice cream for dessert.
We began the morning with breakfast in our overpriced Romantik hotel. Slept will 8:30 then headed to Heidelberg, where we spent several hours touring the huge old castle which was mostly in ruins. It was the former residence of the rulers of the Palintate, but went downhill after the 30 Years War (1618-1648).
The tour was ok, but probably the most interesting was the “Great Vat” which had a wine capacity of 49,000 gallons. It is said that the court consumed 2000 liters a day! No wonder one of the rulers died of alcoholism at the age of 35!
Had our usual picnic lunch and then drove down into the town of Heidelberg. We had planned to stay there but everything was pretty booked – we tried 4 paces and then gave up.
Had a beer at the market, and then walked along the Hauptstrasse (High Street), had a pastry and tried to find the old Student’s Gaol – where rowdy students were imprisoned until 1914. Couldn’t find it though.
Headed northeast and ended up here at Landhaus Lortz in Reichelsheim. Yet another family run hotel.
For about $65 the room is great, with couch, balcony, deck chairs, shower, etc. Of course now the sun is shining brilliantly for the first time in a long time!
Last night for dinner we went to a wine cellar which was the ultimate in atmosphere. Exposed old beams, old seats, windows, etc. – all salvaged from old barns apparently. Jill had baked cheese and I had a bratwurst pair. Very good with some local wine.
Well, right now we’ll watch the sun set on our day and our vacation. It’s been a great 3 weeks. The weather could have been better, but on the whole it didn’t interfere too much. The sights we saw and the things we did will stay with us for a lifetime!
