A visit from Momma Jarrell
Jared Pelletier
Momma Jarrell made a trip across the pond and payed us a visit in Manhheim!
Mom arrived Saturday morning bright and early from Franfurt. We got her settled in and she had a short nap before we headed into Heidelberge to see the castle and explore the old town. Meanwhile, Jared was at school learning things with a sad face and some silent tears.
On Sunday the three of us took a one hour train ride into Landau for the Fest of the Federweißen. This was a small wine festival in Landau's city sqaure. We sampled wine, Glühwein, roasted nuts and Dampfnudeln (a strange pan-cooked pastery served with wein sauce). We headed back to Mannheim and had dinner at Platzhaus, a restaurant in Alter Messplatz (a square close to our appartment).
Bright and early Monday morning, Mom and I headed into Munich. Shortly after our arrival we took a 3 hour walking tour through the city and learned all about the Third Reich. After the tour we had dinner at the Hofbrauhaus in die Schwemme (I will let Mom explain to curious readers what that means).
The following day we went on another 3 hour walking tour to learn about the history of Munich. We had the chance to hear the famous Rathaus-Glockenspiel, see the Maibaum and learn some intersting factoids about the city and Bavaria.
Wednesday we had another early start and took a train from Munich to Füssen, the town right beside the brilliant Neuschwanstein Castle (Mom is still practicing how to pronouce this). We took a tour of the castle and learned about the area and the Bavarian King, Ludwig II (The Mad King) who ordered its construction. We had dinner at another beer hall in Munich, the Augustiner, before catching the train back to Mannheim.
We rested up on Thursday in preperation for our big hike on Friday through the black forest in Baden-Baden. Together we explored the Alte Schloss and the city of Baden-Baden before heading back to Mannheim. Jared joined us for dinner at the Keller's Weinrestaurant.
Mom had an EARLY train the next morning, so we said our goodbyes - And no tears this time!!!
We really enjoyed having Mom here and we are excited for our next visitor, Schwester Tor-wiki.