Yesterday and today, we drove to Carmen and Sebastian's hometowns; Bad Arolsen and Fritzlar.These are Carmen's parents with Marcia, Carmen and Lene.
Bad Arolsen has a quite ornate castle through which we toured. The paintings and the decorations were really exquisite.Today, before we went to Fritzlar, we went to Wilhelmshöhe Castle (Kaiser Wilhelm's castle in Kassel) which has an art museum with Europe's largest collection of Rembrandts along with many other painters, including Van Dyke, Rubens et al.
This is Fritzlar, Sebastian's hometown. The original town is still virtually walled. And it is quite quaint, typical of an earlier age. Fritzlar is much larger and "modern", but this area is still completely used with shops, cafes, and residences.Tomorrow, we leave for Bacharach, where we stay overnight before taking a cruise down the Rhine River.
As in Holland, the hospitality that we have experienced here in Kassel has been wonderful. We have had the opportunity to meet the families of Carmen and Sebastian and have had some wonderful food and fellowship.
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We want to say thank you to some very important people we met - Mike an Marcia. It was an honour for us to have you here in Germany.
We wish you all the best! Including a nice flight...
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