Jim and I decided to take advantage of Justin being stationed in Germany and another trip was made to visit him. We went during the less busy 'shoulder' season for tourism, which happens to be one of my favorite times of the year October/November. We were a bit more adventurous this time and added the train to our mode of travel to get to Justin's. The German train system is very efficient and can get almost anywhere with it. We were able to get within 2miles of Hermersberg, Justin's village!
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| Jim relaxing while waiting for our train. |
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| So clean and bright |
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| With a little knowledge of the language; it is fairly easy to travel by train :-) |
After an extremely long travel day of planes and trains, Justin's house was a very welcome sight! For this visit we spent quite a bit of time at his house, since he was not able to get away from work as much as last time.
For us that was not a problem, because of the wonderful place he lives. I don't think I could find better lodging for vacationing.At this time of year the days are mostly cloudy and misty/drizzly, which made being nice and cozy in his bright and cheery living room ......
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| From this couch, you would have the view in the next picture. Jim usually sat and read at this couch. |
with lots of windows and wonderful views a perfect place to be!
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| View of village and forest from couch |
I was usually at this couch,crocheting or reading.
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| Justin would be at a computer facing the window in the nook behind the couch. |
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| The room from my usual point of view. |
We arrived on a weekend, so Justin was able to keep us busy to help us overcome jet lag. He took us to a nearby village, Waldfischbach-Burgalben, in order to get on one of the many connecting walking trails. He had been on it before, but had troubles finding it this time. We wandered up and down the streets trying to find an entrance. May have been a bit frustrating, but with these attractive, winding, hilly neighborhood streets, we had a pleasant time.
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| Streets so narrow in these villages that the cars are parked partway on the sidewalks! |
We eventually found a hiking path and enjoyed the surrounding natural beauty that all these little villages are nestled in.
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| Kind of reminds me of Southern Illinois here :-) |
On a daily basis we would walk to the local market for groceries. This was always a pleasant walk whether or not it was drizzly or sunny.
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| A bit of a steep hill leaving Justin's driveway. |
We mixed it up a bit and took different streets every once in awhile.
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| Frische Markt sign marks the driveway to the entrance of the grocery store. |
Leaving the market, we would always go the back way (shorter). We weren't the only ones that made a daily walking trip to the market....
many had a more stylish basket for carrying their groceries.....we used my backpack along with Justin's canvas bag.
Heading back home was downhill.....
with a relaxing view.
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| Watching the 'plumes' of mist rise from the landscape was always pretty cool :-) |
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| View of Justin's house and surrounding area. |
One dinner's worth of local groceries :-)
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| The fresh bread was scrumptious! Also, the huge variety of Knorr packets was always fun to choose from :-) |
Besides being nice and cozy in the 'resort' house or taking walks around the local area...
Jim did some artwork....
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| watercolor of Horbach....still in progress |
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| This one is even more 'in progress' |
Here are some of the views these pieces of artwork are from.
Here is an artwork piece Jim brings to work on when we travel.
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| This piece is part of a 'Turkish' series of pictures that Jim is doing. |
Staying warm and dry by working from inside the house here :-)
My extra time was spent doing a few more strolls and looking out windows enjoying the scenery......
and birdwatching :-)
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| European green woodpecker |
The opportunity to spend a good amount of relaxing time here was a very special treat!!
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