Weinheim

Yesterday we took a short ride north to Weinheim. I have been wanting to go for a year now, but we have just never made it there. It is a town of 2 castles, and castle ruins to boot. We first attempted to see the ruins, and as we navigated the narrow road to the top of the mountain we grew very excited. The view was neat as the ruins sat high above the town, but not too distant. We were not happy to first discover that I had forgotten the memory stick, and so could not use the camera, and secondly, that they had a party going on there, with a cover charge of 12 EURO pp, and so we left. But we'd definately like to investigate it on another day. It looked cool.

So, we attempted to see the castle next to the ruins- on the mountain next to it that is, and so into the car we went again, down the mountain and back up one. We found that this castle was lovely from the outside, but had no access to tour the inside. There was a restaurant that was open, and some nice views, but nothing there to actually hold our attention. So, into the car again we went and down into the town to find the Schlosspark and the Hauptstrasse.

After going around in a circle 3 times, we found the Schlosspark. It was small compared to others, but it was still beautiful. We easily found the Hauptstrasse that made its path thru an underpass beside the schloss. It was for pedestrians only, which we always love, and built on the hill, so we were walking down from the schloss. There were shops and restaurants, big trees and table umbrellas along the would- be sidewalks. When arriving at the bottom of the hill, the street comes to a T, and on the corner is a fountain with a statue of Justice. As I was explaining this to Ariel, Nathaniel suddenly ran away. He stopped at the large tree not far from the fountain. I thought he was gonna race back to me, but then instead, he started pulling down his pants to pee on the tree. At least I've taught him that much! lol. The guests at the tables were very amused with this and laughed heartily.