On weekends we are free to travel and go sightseeing. What fun that will be! Our friends, Dave and Kathi Irving (from Wenatchee) invited us to join them today on an outing to Hanau, about 30 minutes from our place.
Here’s a bit about Hanau:
We spent some time walking through the Schloss (castle) where the city rulers lived. There was beautiful artwork and lots of history displayed in each room.
It’s fun to imagine people living like this. It’s hard to imagine this town was almost completely destroyed at the end of the war, then rebuilt.
This large blue and white tile fireplace is how they heated the rooms:
We learned about the Grimm brothers who were born here.
They had some fun activities for children with a fairytale dress up room and a display of books.
There were also many rooms filled with Playmobil displays of everyday life in Germany.
We spent the day wandering around the town, visiting the old churches and the Goldsmith House.
This is where the town’s famous goldsmiths worked. After the war it was rebuilt as a museum for jewelry and nice items.
Here are the Brothers Grimm in the town square:
This is the Dutch Church as it was rebuilt after the war.
We had a lovely dinner in this Biergarten:
The weather here is Summer leaning into Fall, perfectly delightful. We had a great day with our good friends.
Our Frankfurt Germany Mission 