Bad kissingen July 17th to 21 2013

After Cheryl and Courtney left on the 16th we spent the rest of the week in Bad Kissingen.
 working on bikes, doing laundry, dinner at Magdalena's(Bobi) dinner at Peter"s  a bit of hiking with Heini and Bobi and all of us having dinner at the Adler in Hausen after the hike yesterday
We left for Bamberg on the train this morning, only on change in Schweinfurt were there is no elevator and only 5 minutes to get to the next train, but we made it. Found the bike trail without trouble and only had to backtrack once. We are on our way to Fraenkische Schweiz.Its quite hilly, but no big deal after the Alps. Stopped at two biergarten for kellerbier and landed at our lodging at an old castle in Buttenheim. Buttenheim happens to be the birthplace of Levi Strauss who immigrated to the US in 1848. Checked out the Museum, very interesting.
Tomorrow on to Ebermannstadt the gateway to the Fraenkische Schweiz and also the birthplace of  Michael Rode of Mount Shasta
Some photos from the last few days.

Dinner at Magdalena's  (Bobi)

Hiking in the Rhoen with Heini

Magdalena after the hike

Biergarten Schilling in Wernsdorf

Gasthaus Schilling

in wernsdorf

biking through Wernsdorf

Schloss Buttenheim

Levi Strauss Birthplace and Buttenheim

Schloss Buttenheim