Alla Hopp Playground

Dietmar Hopp - one of the founders of SAP and very wealthy - started a foundation to support fitness and coordination with wonderful playgrounds that offer activities for all ages. When Mia saw a picture she wanted to go and so we headed to Schwetzingen by streetcar and bus to check it out.
The first stop was at he Schlossplatz with the statue of a market woman selling asparagus - a specialty of the region

 Mia rode her bike along the park of the castle and we walked

The playground was lots and fun and Mia didn't want to leave even after more than three hours

An extra tall bench was kind of fun - it was some sort of exercise to get on to it

Even the roof of a little hut was a challenge for climbing

Some of the installations looked like some piece of art

On the way back to the bus stop we happened to run into a big street fair - another Kerwe. Mia wanted to do the bungee jumping and the carousel

Then we walked back to the Schlossplatz

Just in time for dinner at a nice brew pub with Schnitzel and Spätzle