First dinner on the balcony

Our first alfresco dinner on the balcony this year was a Mediterranean mix with hounnmus, falafel an flatbread

„Hanami“-Cherry Blossom Festival

By accident we passed the „Hanami“-Cherry Blossom Festival in the park next to the public library. It was organized by the "Friends of Kumamot" club that keeps the friendship to the Japanese sister city of Heidelberg alive;

 

Japanese drums:

The weather did cooperate

Mosbach

After two weeks of sunny weather we decided to make a little trip in the area: We went east to Mosbach a city in the Odenwald mountains at the confluence of the Neckar and the Elz.

The Palm house from 1610 at the market square is one of the most beautiful tinber framed houses in Germany

 

Many more old houes along the Main Street and in other parts of the Old town

The city museum at the old hospital

Everybody took a turn at the stocks

Mia gave us a city tour based on a online guide:
The town hall

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The Salt house - the oldest building in Mosbach from 1425

Relaxing in park at the river Elz

Hamburg

 Another trip to Hamburg to help out Ji's friends when the husband stayed in the hospital

The tennis stadium at the Rothebaum was just around the corner - the press center was turned into a corona test center

Papa's Birthday

 Another birthday with chocolates from Mia

Heppenheim

After many weeks of not going anywhere out of town we made a little trip to Heppenheim. It is a small town at the edge of the Odenwald 30 km north of Heidelberg

In the center of the old town is the market square with the twon hall

There is also quite a big church - some parts are more that 1000 years old

Some nice small streets with old half timbered houses

Mia taking a break in the sun with here book

She stayed in the castle on top of the mountain during a trip with here elementary school class

In the summer there are festivals in this complex with a big court yard old town

An evening with friends

Despite the record number of corona cases with the Omicron wave hitting Heidelberg we had some friends over for dinner - after we all got tested

After dinner we played some Clue

 The murder was Colonel Mustard, who had killed his victim with a wrench in the library