The Locals Know Best Where To Go
One of the employees we work with suggested we get a group together and take a little over night trip to a small German town, Hassmersheim, known for it's quaint but lively restaurant/ hotel Kapuziner for a unique German experience. The rooms were fresh and cozy and the restaurant itself was quite small, only six long oak tables, two of which we filled with our group of senior missionaries. The walls were stone, the ceilings had big wood beams evenly spaced and the atmosphere was homey and welcoming. Shortly after we were seated the place filled to capacity with mostly the townsfolk who were friendly and very upbeat. The food was wonderful, lots of brats and schnitzel, soups and delicious breads. The local musicians arrived while we were eating and soon the whole place was alive with wonderful, traditional German music, mostly accordions and great vocalists. It's like a big sing-a-long with everyone joining arms and swaying back and forth to the energetic songs.
This is a great place to be Friday after work and only an hour and a half away, yet you feel like you're in another fascinating world as Germany offers so well at every turn.
This 19 year old young man was the star of the evening and has been playing the accordian since he was three years old. He told us he also has his own German band in which he plays frequently as well. He was a charmer and could triple-time the older players.
The gentleman on the right was a bit "looped"which added interesting gyrations and moves to his performances.
The morning was crisp and cold and as we passed an open hallway door on the way to the same dining room for breakfast, we noticed they had their own chicken coop right in their backyard.
Here are our early risers sitting at our beautifully set table complete with bone china from England and live tulip as a centerpiece. You would never think this was a very reasonably priced place to stay with breakfast included.
There's nothing like hot cocoa and a backyard fresh egg delivered right to the table.
Interesting handmade pottery collection right by our table.
After breakfast and lingering conversation, we piled back into our cars and headed to another little out-of-the-way town, Bad Wimpfen, before heading back home. Here you see our car partners, the Biddulph"s from Utah who are one of the Mental Health Specialists and Assistant for the missionaries.
It was soooooo cold but we still enjoyed our stroll through the streets of the Altstadt. The architecture is something that never fails to allure and is truly one of our favorite things about this country.
Fun little shops along the way. We couldn't understand how the flowers survive such cold weather,
This metal marker indicates this house was one of many "safe houses" for the Jews during the war.
What a wonderful and beautiful little outing with dear friends.
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