After our trip to Amsterdam and the long bus ride home, we were exhausted. And my poor son-in-law had to return to work, even though Monday was an official German holiday. The Easter holiday in Germany runs from Good Friday through Monday. So, most every business in Germany was closed. And we were all tired, so we hung out at my daughter’s house in Amsterdam.
My daughter lives in Eschenbach and it’s a beautiful town. We visited once before in August 2008. So when lunch time rolled around, my husband and I offered to walk up down to buy lunch.
There’s a Turkish Imbiss (fast food stand) on the other side of town that doesn’t close for German holidays.
So, we started off on our journey hoping we wouldn’t get lost.
We walked through my daughter’s neighborhood, and crossed the bridge. Our youngest daughter was able to go with us when we visited Germany in 2008 and we had taken a picture of her on the bridge crossing the creek when we were there before. It made me miss her and wish she’d been able to come with us this trip.
We saw the tunnel running under the street and new we were still on the right path.
After passing through the tunnel, it was uphill all the way, but such a beautiful walk.
Eschenbach, like so many German towns is a mixture of new and old, with some buildings dating back to medieval times.
But as we walked, we took in the scenery, wondering if the people of Eschenbach marvelled at the beauty of their town as we were doing. Or, did they take it for granted because they saw it every day?
We finally reached the top of the hill and crossed the street to the Imbiss.
And with the help of my daughter’s notes, we were even able to order our food in German. Which greatly relieved the Turks who own the Babylon grill as they did not speak English. And the food there is amazing.
My husband and I ordered the doners: grilled lamb, goat cheese, a yogurt and cucumber dressing called tzatziki, on grilled flat bread. My daughter had the schnitzel with potato salad. Schnitzel is is a batter fried pork chop and if you’ve never had German potato salad, I highly recommend it. Yum!
We then place our food boxes in the cloth sack my daughter provided and started back toward my daughter’s house on the other side of town. The walk home was just as enjoyable, even toting the food sacks.
Love these pictures! Nothing in America has that old world charm feel to it. The history shines through. Beautiful!
Thanks for stopping by Andris. I can always count on you to visit. lol!
Beautiful pics Lilly! So wonderful you could visit your daughter in Germany. Thanks for the follow! I'm following you now too. 🙂