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
Stop for caching in Baden-Württemberg
On the way we stopped for half an hour near Mannheim to find a geocache in Baden-Württemberg and buy some provisions
Looking from above at Trier from Mariensäule
Before leaving Trier we drive up to the Mariensäule and after a short walk we enjoy the great views of the city from above
Exploring the Trier University
First thing today we revisit Trier University where we spent some time years back exploring the space age buildings and interesting campus