Seligenstadt

After a pretty full day helping another of our Offenbach Branch members move, John and I drove over to Seligenstadt for the afternoon. It wasn’t far from the place we had been working.

We’ve been to Seligenstadt before–such a fun quaint town with a real old Altstadt, Basilica/church and a Cloister with a big garden. It was really hot and muggy today, not all that pleasant to be out. We were hot and sweaty from the move, but we wandered around town and saw things we didn’t see the last time we came here.

We enjoyed the old Fachwerk /half-timber homes, we found Stolpersteine/ stumbling blocks, we sat by the river for awhile in the shade, we enjoyed the Cloister gardens (lots of fruit and vegetables grown there). The platz was full of locals, and lots of outdoor cafes.

We raced first to find a bakery that was highly recommended to us, and we slipped in the door just as they were closing. They suggested we go to a cafe on the square that had their baked goods for a better selection. Bakeries often have a pretzel sign over their doors.

This bakery has been here a long long time.

The homes along this particular street were very old. Here is one that’s being restored. You can see what’s under the plaster.

These shingle tiles look like they’re added one by one.

A painter’s shop:

I was so busy looking at the brickwork above, I almost didn’t notice the Stolpersteine below. Here is the couple who was taken from this home, deported and killed.

I think this is a May Pole, still standing in the town square.

More Stolpersteine. These homes were fine homes. I wonder who commandeered them after removing the families who lived here, loved here and were pulled away from here.

Last time we were here, we didn’t have time to see the Cloister behind the cathedral. Today we walked through gardens and Cloister grounds.

Here’s how the gardens looked in the 1700s:

It was SO HOT and humid today. The cathedral is near the river Main.

We sat for awhile in the shade, watching people along the river.

Then we revisited the cathedral. I see something different each time I’m in a place like this.

Then we went back to the square to find some food.

We had a tip about a favorite bakery that had black forest cherry chocolate cake, so we stopped for lunch in that cafe/bakery. We had delicious avocado toast with bacon and tomato and a fried egg on top. It was really good. I also got a delicious banana milkshake (we were so dehydrated and thirsty). John got some of the cake.