DINKELSBUHL

Lovely, lovely vegetables

June 27: Today is our last day before we have to fly home. We decided to visit one of the towns on the Romantic Road, and Dinkelsbuhl was on the route between Crailsheim and our destination of Munich. Dinkelsbuhl turned out to be a really charming town. We encountered a bit of rain, but it didn't deter us. We went to St. George Church, which like all European churches, was quite impressive. I noticed a long list of names engraved on the wall, and realized it was their World War II dead. One of the boys was born in 1930 and died in 1944--only 14 years old. There was a lovely little impromptu farmers' market outside the church, and we bought some fruit for later.

Flowers, always

We also spent some time in the Dinkelsbühl History Museum. After we left, it was raining, so we decided it was a sign we should eat lunch. We had a lovely meal in a small hotel on Martin Luther Strasse. I had a special treat--white asparagus with hollandaise. I decided to go all out and also had a weiner schnitzel.

Dinkelsbuhl streetscape

Church in the town center

Wedding  preparations inside

After a lovely morning in Dinkelsbuhl, we decided to head to Munich, in case there were any last minute problems. We found the Hotel Novotel Munich Airport where we had a reservation with only a little difficulty, checked in, then dumped the car at the airport car return and caught the bus back to the hotel. The hotel is less than a mile from the terminal, but it is a 45-minute walk because of the roads. We chose this hotel because we didn't want to navigate the S-Bahn from Munich at 5 a.m. If there were a transport strike, we wanted to be within walking distance. We spent the evening packing and organizing. We ate some bread, cheese and fruit we had bought in Dinkelsbuhl and went to bed early. I awoke in the middle of the night and saw the lights from the airport which looked like a vista on Mars. My picture does not do it justice. 

Hotel Novotel Munich Airport

Eerie lights of airport