Return To Germany.....Part 2

On Sunday, we took a ride northwest of Stuttgart to Schwabisch Gmund, Feuchtwangen, Ellwangen, and Neeresheim.  It was another bright sunny day, and we took a picnic lunch to enjoy along the way.

But first, we stopped in Degerloch at the International School to see the new building.  Megan attended 5th-7th grades at the old facilities, and Audrey attended 3rd-6th there.  They were planning the new facility as we were leaving, but its built now.

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Gerhard Ursula Lynn in Front of 13A Balingerstr.JPG (61086 bytes)
The Bruckners at their front step, with Lynn		 ISS New School playyard.JPG (59029 bytes)
The little kids' playground at the ISS		 ISS New School Front.JPG (59105 bytes)
The Main Entrance of the ISS		 ISS New School Sign.JPG (57957 bytes)
One of the two wings of the ISS

 

Our first stop was in Schwabisch Gmund, a medium-sized town about 40 km northwest of Stuttgart, in the Schwabian Alps.  We walked around the center of town for a bit, then headed out on the road again, through all the back roads, to Feuchtwangen.

Schwabisch Gmund Platz around Church 1.JPG (117613 bytes)
Ursula in front of a restaurant in Schwabisch Gmund that has been a restaurant since the 1400s		 Schwabisch Gmund Round Door Pull on old Restaurant Door.JPG (62099 bytes)
The door pull on the old restaurant		 Schwabisch Gmund The Church outside.JPG (119847 bytes)
The cathedral in Schwabisch Gmund		 Schwabisch Gmund Door Lock on Church Door.JPG (61517 bytes)
The latch/lock on the cathedral door
Schwabisch Gmund Fountain 2.JPG (123675 bytes)
A neat fountain in a square in Schwabisch Gmund		 Schwabisch Gmund Fountain 3.JPG (100496 bytes)
Closeup of the fountain's top		 Schwabisch Gmund Fountain 1.JPG (59152 bytes)
More of the square in Schwabisch Gmund where the fountain was		 Schwabisch Gmund Platz around Church 2.JPG (56314 bytes)
The shady side of the cathedral

 

Feuchtwangen holds the Frankisch Museum, a museum of local culture and history.  Lots of old traditional costumes and other stuff there.

Feuchtwangen Platz 1.JPG (57025 bytes)
The main Platz of Feuchtwangen, looking in one direction		 Feuchtwangen Platz 2.JPG (59405 bytes)
The main Platz of Feuchtwangen, looking in the other direction		 Feuchtwangen Frankisch Museum.JPG (61715 bytes)
The Frankisch Museum in Feuchtwangen

 

From Feuchtwangen we went to Ellwangen and Neeresheim to visit some Klosters (monasteries) with some great churches.

Ellwangen Cloister Church on the Hill 1.JPG (121466 bytes)
The Ellwangen cathedral, on top of a hill that is a popular pilgrimage destination		 Ellwangen Cloister Church on the Hill 2.JPG (105221 bytes)
The other half of the Ellwangen cathedral		 Ellwangen Cloister Black Eagle Gasthof.JPG (58213 bytes)
The Black Eagle, a German restaurant and tavern, across the parking lot from the cathedral
Ellwangen Cloister View of the Playboy Bunny Symbol in the Field 1.JPG (55340 bytes)
Someone had made a Playboy Bunny in the field across from the cathedral		 Neeresheim Cloister 2 Church Interior.JPG (121474 bytes)
The inside of the Neeresheim church		 Neeresheim Cloister 2 Organ.JPG (59175 bytes)
The Neeresheim Church Organ
Cloister Panorama.jpg (142215 bytes)
A panorama of the view from the Neeresheim monastery

 

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