More Hiking

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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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It was a lovely bright sunny day so we very much enjoyed sitting on the terrace in the town square.

 

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