Because We Can

Trash goes in the trash can, but recyclables are set nearby. Contrast that to our country. High water marks on the base of the Alter Kranen, a crane built in 1772. The Main River can come way out of its banks. Early morning fog and haze over Wurzburg. After the sun burned through. Just another of the reasons why we enjoyed Wurzburg so much the first time, that we had to come back. And it wasn’t because of this boat because we didn’t take this trip the the first time. It is because it is such a beautiful place and the people are wonderful. Linda took flower photos while we waited to board the boat. I took photos of Linda taking flower photos. Cruising down the Main past the vineyards where our favorite wine grows. The harvest is over for the year, but the beauty of the vines is still there. Selfie of the day. Hoodie Linda was nice and warm, four layers worth of warm. Bird photo. Cormorant identification by Linda. The fall colors are out. After disembarking, we followed the crowd. Passi...

The entrance to our hotel. The first time we were in Wurzburg it took a little searching to find it. Next comes figuring out how to use the elevator, something Linda has down pat. I ride up with her, but walk down.  Sometimes the fact the 4th floor in Europe is the 5th floor in the US escapes, but I usually I beat her down. Part of the view Linda had from where she was standing. When you wander, which was what we were doing today, you never know what you will find. How about blue sheep? German UPS truck. Our niece had told us about seeing a grave with a metal cage over it when she was stationed her years ago. We looked and looked, even asked at the TI, but no luck. Still, we had a great time looking. It really is a great way to go to where the tourists don’t. Stolperstein (stumble stone), one of a number we saw during the day. Ferdinand and Marianne Marx lived at this location prior to 1940 when they fled to Holland. Later they were both murdered at Auschwitz. Hitler wanted to make...

Breakfast room view. Kupsch grocery store and at the top, the vineyards that are on every slope that faces in the right direction around town. The best of all worlds at our fingertips. German breakfast. Happy Bob. Did I mention how tiny the breakfast room was? The narrow area is where the food is, the room at the end is where the tables are. It reminds me of the house I grew up in where one of wanted up from the kitchen table, others had to move to let them out. Now that was one seriously tiny kitchen. Bio-Markt around the corner. More nut butters than Linda could eat. Instead of 10 different brands of peanut butter like in our stores, they have 10 different kinds of nut butters. Happy Linda. Plants for sale in the main square market. We always visit the town markets, it’s where the best things to buy are. No, she didn’t buy any plants, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t want to. Sad Linda. A burned out hulk at the end of WW II, now restored to some of its former splendor, at least on th...