8-6-2013 Arnsburg to Diefurt

After leaving Arnsburg we passed by the Bohming church St John the Baptist.  There were 2 churchs here, the first built in 1189 and it was torn down and this one was built in the later half of the 15th century.  In the field by the church was where another Roman fort was built in the 2nd century.  Across the river are the ruins of a watchtower.

Burg Kipfenberg.  There is a roman museum in the castle which Johanna wanted to see.  It was a steep ride to it but it was worth it.  Lots of info on the limes of the Romans.   Most of the castle is still in private hands is being lived in.

In Kinding we saw a little fortified church along the trail so we went and looked at it.  It all whitewashed and clean but there was nowhere to get a decent pic.  Here is Johanna on the staircase leading to the Organ.

Coming into Beilngries there is the obligatory castle on the hill, Schloss Hirschburg.  We stopped in the town square and had beer but the sun was in the position that pics wouldn't turn out.

In the village we stopped at the St. Vitus church.  It had 15th century fresco in a side chapel.  In the part it shows Adam and Eve on the left.  In the middle a person is being judged and the devil is hanging on the scale at to add a little weight in his favor.  On the right the damned are being led to hell.  It includes a Pope and a bishop.

Another part of the fresco show what I thought was medieval medicine but it turns out to be torture.  On the top a guy is getting his teeth pulled out with a pliers.  On the bottom frame a man is having his intestines rolled up on a spit.

The altar of the St. Vitus church.  Fancy for a little village church.

This is our hotel in Dietfurt.  Rebuilt after the 30 yrs war.  and has been a gestehaus for several hundred years.  Just as we were getting our bags off the bikes 25 women showed up on bikes and were staying there too.  Quite a cluster getting the bikes in the storage.   I didn't think the place had that many rooms.

This is a pic in the room showing the thickness of the walls.  Plus it was a small window.  No breeze and it was warm.  The floor sloped toward the Altmuhl and was just old planks and everything creaked.  Other doors in the hallway were for people under 5 feet.  There was a circular stairway down and it wasn't very high either.  I was always watching not to hit my head on something