We packed our last Saturday in Germany full of activities, starting with a walk to the local market to pick up some creamy “rapshonig” honey we’d fallen in love with during our breakfasts with Jokke and Merja. Here’s a photo of one length of the vendors at the market.
After the market, we gathered up all the troops and headed out for a tourist day. Our first stop was the Paschenburg where we enjoyed views like this one.
And a little village of gnomes tucked away.
Our next stop was Burg Schaumburg with its many interesting old buildings, towers to climb, and great views.
There was also a former jail.
And a dining room which looked like a former hunting lodge. The boys liked the swords and armor.
After exploring for a while we were ready for lunch. Here’s a shot of our motley crew.
And one Jokke took of Bruce and me.
We ordered schnitzel for the kids, and they initially looked a bit skeptical. However, they soon discovered that it was delicious and cleaned their plates.
Our next step was Steinhude — a little village popular with tourists — where we walked around for a while.
I think the boys’ highlight here was the ice cream (and sprinkles!).
Next we drove to the area where Jokke works and had a look around. Everyone took a minute to check out their “little” free library.
We’d promised the boys we’d go back to Heyeglassee, and they’d been pretty patient all day. Finally, we managed to fulfill our promise and a good time was had by all.
We finally talked the kids out of the water and headed back to Jokke and Merja’s for dinner — sausage, salad, bread, veggies, and lots of wine.
Ezra spent most of the evening attempting to get a spark from the flint he found at the lake and the steel Jokke gave him.
I have plenty more photos from this busy day; here’s a slideshow.