May 2023
Every year Circus Florida comes to town for a visit and it sets up right on the nearby parkling lot. Their animals can be visited all day, and it’s a big hit with the local kids. With Zoe of course, too.
Circus tent on the nearby parking lot.
This year I could make it to the “Frankeninferno”. Similar group of people as for the “Alpeninferno”, but we visit the Franken region for a weekend to drink local beer - Franken has propably the highest brewery density in Germany - hang out and maybe do some light activity (while drinking beer, of course).
Beer is our focus right from the start (for non-drivers).
What you see is what you get at that restaurant.
We spent the first evening in Nuremberg having dinner and drinks.
We had an AirBnb and I spent the night in this bed with a man who only wears boxers. ;)
Breakfast.
Driving over to…
…“Kloster Welternburg”…
…our accommodation for Saturday night.
Holy shit!
View towards the “Donaudurchbruch”
Waiting for our boat trip to start.
Did I mention that it all revolves around beer?
You can have the best Falafel; but when no one buys them, you still have to close shop I guess.
Jan attending to his knee injury.
Everyone attending to their thirst.
Drummers. (I think I wanted to focus on the reflections, but failed.)
Marching band.
My focussing worked this time!
Spent the evening by the Donau river.
This little speaker playing Metal keeps us entertained.
Back on the Autobahn on Sunday.
Back home, there was a new book.
We saw a submarine on its way to a museum.
Babe looking fabulous.
Garden pond status.
Driving by the new bridge once again.
Then we spent a long weekend camping in Perlenau with Andre and Jenni again.
Being upside-down: her new favourite thing.
It was still cold in the evenings. We had two ways to stay warm. One: Schnapps.
Two: fire.
Breakfast.
The best spot: in the hammock down by the stream.
Sometimes, you are the climbing frame. ;)
Doing our traditional little hike to Monschau.
I get dizzy by watching only already.
Upside-down again.
Cute little Monschau.
No comment.
Healthier than cigarettes.
Lieblingsplatz.
Dinner.
Hiking back.
Staying hydrated.
Still cold. More fire.
They had a kids archery kit there.
And Zoe was quite enthusiastic.
Hammock secrets.
Playing a round of Mölkky.
Hiding.
Climbing up this wall was a slightly thrilling and challenging activity.
Back on a Düsseldorf playground.
Shadow play.
Flea market.
Meeting up with Demian and his son.
No comment.
At the Neanderthal museum.
With skulls.
And bones.
And then there was this tower, which Zoe found was great for playing catch.