Dinkelsbühl and Eselsberger-Tal

I have been meaning to do a new post for awhile, but just never got around to it!  It's been a rather rainy May here, but we've still been able to get out and about to do some things.  There was also not two, but three long holiday weekends in May, which was really nice!  We didn't plan any big trips because Jesse didn't really know how his workload would be for his last Master's class, but we still managed to visit some new places and take some time to relax.

On our first long weekend in May we visited the town of Dinkelsbühl.  It is one of three walled cities in Germany.  Its history dates back as far as the 8th century!  The traffic is a bit disruptive from the "historic" feel, but people live there and work there, so it's necessary.  We visited Rothenburg a few years ago, another one of the walled cities, and I think I prefer Rothenburg still.  Dinkelsbühl was definitely neat to see, but it was a little smaller and you couldn't go up on the wall like you could at Rothenburg.  We had lunch outside at a bakery, walked around to do some sight-seeing and found a nice park right outside the wall.  It was a good day trip with the kids and easier to access than some of the bigger cities.

 A view of the houses and streets in Dinkelsbühl.    



Ian's favorite: Salami on a pretzel!






 Inside the church: Saint George's Minster.  It was really amazing!



 An old mill



 Playground right outside the city wall with a zip line that the kids LOVED!
 Mommy and Daddy may have tried it too....


 One area where you could go up on the wall


 Afternoon snack....Before and.......After

Earlier in May we also rode bike to a nearby town where there is a path that goes along the water. It's called Eselsberger-Tal.  We had lunch at an outdoor restaurant there and rode bike along the path.  It was a beautiful day.

 Riding bikes along the path



Jesse pulling the kids in the bike trailer PLUS their bikes for when we got there.




Ian playing after lunch


More updates about our other May adventures soon!







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