Three nights at a lakeside AirBnB
We spend three nights in an AirBnB near a small lake seeing birds and even a muskrat while enjoying some great sunsets
On the Kachina Trail
The afternoon is spent hiking on the Kachina Trail looking at birds and butterflies while getting rained on upon returning
Aspen Corners Butterfly Outing
Today we drive to Aspen Corner north of Flagstaff to attend a butterfly outing at high altitude with an enthusiast group
Family and friends in Romania, Germany and Poland
We spend three weeks meeting with family and friends in Romania and Germany with a day trip to visit Poznan in Poland
Returning from Frankfurt to Phoenix
Returning to Phoenix we enjoy our lounge benefits to the max and a special phone exhibit in San Francisco while seeing glaciers over Greenland
The Unesco WHS Mathildenhöhe
The last place we visit in Darmstadt is the Unesco WHS site of Mathildenhöhe a compact example to the emergence of 20th century modernist architecture
Exploring Darmstadt downtown area
We spend the early morning exploring downtown Darmstadt after eating breakfast at the only open cafe this Sunday
Staying two nights at Kranichstein Castle
We spend two night at the Kranichstein Castle hotel a beautiful location but a horrible hotel with no air conditioning and virtually no restaurant
The literarily famous Frankenstein Castle
Last stop today before Darmstadt in the Frankenstein Castle the castle that arguably inspired Mary Shelley to write her famous horror novel
The fairy tale Auerbach Castle
We stop at the Auerbach Castle exploring the fairy tale ruined castle while hiding from the heat and finding a cache also on the way