This Old House...
I remember watching this show on PBS while channel surfing and marveling at New England homes that were over 200 years old. Today, we scrapped our plans to go to Baden-Baden due to inclement weather and decided to go to a town recommended by another Yankee. Ladenburg turned out to be another big surprise in a small package. This tiny town boasts Roman ruins that are nearly 2,000 years old as well as occupied buildings constructed in the 17th, 16th and even 15th centuries! I haven't traveled much in Germany yet, but it seems that it would be difficult to find a village more quaint than this one.
After we walked around Landenburg for a while, we headed to a place we've been to before and loved: Speyer. We walked down the main drag and quickly ducked into a nice café. I had a stout espresso while Cristina and Sandra ordered the best hot cocoa I've ever tasted (there I go again with the superlatives). Both were really thick and as one would hope, chocolaty. Cristina's came with nuts which was an interesting twist. The kids had ice cream while B ordered white chocolate cocoa.
Tonight B and I went to an Italian restaurant the owner of the bar near our apartment recommended. We weren't blown away by the food but the place was interesting. It's nestled in the middle of a residential area almost by itself. I still think zoning practices in the US are misguided. People talk about how they don't know their neighbors. I think it's because it's tough to chat while racing by in our cars which are practically indispensable given that you don't find any businesses in our neighborhoods.
I remember watching this show on PBS while channel surfing and marveling at New England homes that were over 200 years old. Today, we scrapped our plans to go to Baden-Baden due to inclement weather and decided to go to a town recommended by another Yankee. Ladenburg turned out to be another big surprise in a small package. This tiny town boasts Roman ruins that are nearly 2,000 years old as well as occupied buildings constructed in the 17th, 16th and even 15th centuries! I haven't traveled much in Germany yet, but it seems that it would be difficult to find a village more quaint than this one.
The building above was constructed in 1480! To provide a little context, Columbus hadn't yet discovered the New World! If he had lived in Ladenburg, he might never have been inspired to leave.
There were some kids rides setup in the main plaza as well as a sweets shack chock full of all kinds of good stuff. The kids enjoyed both.
After we walked around Landenburg for a while, we headed to a place we've been to before and loved: Speyer. We walked down the main drag and quickly ducked into a nice café. I had a stout espresso while Cristina and Sandra ordered the best hot cocoa I've ever tasted (there I go again with the superlatives). Both were really thick and as one would hope, chocolaty. Cristina's came with nuts which was an interesting twist. The kids had ice cream while B ordered white chocolate cocoa.Tonight B and I went to an Italian restaurant the owner of the bar near our apartment recommended. We weren't blown away by the food but the place was interesting. It's nestled in the middle of a residential area almost by itself. I still think zoning practices in the US are misguided. People talk about how they don't know their neighbors. I think it's because it's tough to chat while racing by in our cars which are practically indispensable given that you don't find any businesses in our neighborhoods.
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