Bad Wimpfen

So, we spent this morning at Bad Wimpfen, which is about a half hour away. It is a very old town, existing for more than one thousand years. It has a bit of Roman remains, and housing from the 1500s. The city is made of cobblestone streets and half-timbered houses, neat little alleyways and the tall blue watchtower. There are old gateways that lead to the palace, walls that mark new and old territory, potted gardens galore, and a pig museum.

It was a lovely day outside and we enjoyed investingating a new town and getting some great photos. We went to the top of the Blue Tower, and the views were nice. From the one side, you could see the river, and there was a boat going by. From another wall you could see the beautiful Evangelical Municipal Church. From another side you could see the Jewish house with the Hebrew inscription from the 1500s.

As we walked back towards the car, we stopped to get the kids some ice cream and let them play on a playground a little bit. Then we took another path that took us to a little dog park , with pathways down to the river. This is where we found a war memorial that had names engraved on it from both world wars.

On our way back out, we saw the musicmen & women, come down the path pushing their musicboxes. They were all dressed in costume for the Hurdy- Gurdy festival. Yes, again with the German festivals, but this one looked cute- what in the world is a Hurdy-Gurdy festival? They had been setting up in the square while we were looking around, but nothing had started, as the Germans are known for being night-owls that like to drink and then sleep in. So, we missed the fest, but we had a good time visiting yet another German masterpiece.