Yesterday we went for a lovely long walk in the forest. We actually started just on this side of the German side of the German-French border in Nothweiler and walked across the green border. Unfortunately there is no longer anyone in the little house to stamp your passport.
After hiking along for a while we came across a guesthouse and restaurant called Gimbelhof in the middle of nowhere. After refreshing ourselves with some coffee we headed on our way.
The target of our hike was a recreated medieval castle, called Fleckenstein, on top of a relatively nearby hill (it looks bad but it was only 20 mins walk through the forest from Gimbelhof).
We didn’t climb to the top as we knew we still had to walk 1.5 hours back to Nothweiler where the car was. In Nothweiler we stopped for a late lunch. Our reward for all our work was a regional specialty called flammkuchen. It is the German version of pizza with a very thin crust. Traditionally it is topped with onions, bacon, and maybe cheese and mushrooms.
It was a lovely bright sunny day so we very much enjoyed sitting on the terrace in the town square.