We’re now on the Main (pronounced like ”mine”) River, a tributary of the Rhine. We’ve been going through locks off and on and the scenery has changed a bit – more lush green and a few more turning trees and fewer towns and castles. Today we took a walking tour of Miltenberg with their medieval town center dating back to the 12th century. Miltenberg is home to Germany’s oldest inn, the Gasthaus zum Riesen, built in 1411. As we strolled along the cobblestone street, among timber-framed houses and down crooked lanes, we just felt like we had stepped back in time.
First a few odds and ends of photos from yesterday and then I’ll talk about our visit to Miltenberg.
One more castle.
And here’s one last castle. For now anyway.
One of our guides told us that campgrounds along the river are frequent and popular and he certainly was right about that. We see them often along the river and they’re always very crowded.
Nice little fall scene.
A bike route runs for miles along the river. It’s very flat and gets lots of use. Doesn’t this look like fun!
The colors have been slow to change but I’m sure it will get better as we go along. This is one of the prettiest groups of trees I’ve seen so far. The location of the sun really helps too, of course.
Okay, enough of the odds and ends (but really, can we get too much of castles?!) On to Miltenberg.
A bus took us from our boat to the downtown area of Miltenberg for our walking tour, and when we parked we spotted this sign in the parking lot telling us where our bus needed to park. Really? Wouldn’t just ”buses”’ be sufficient? Why do Germans always have to be so verbose? Just saying.
This statue next to a public toilet lot celebrates 3 smug little pissers. (There’s a little plaque on the side telling us the water is not suitable for drinking. Hmmm…..)
Chuck is enjoying some eagerly anticipated fall leaves.
The x-like figures on the 2 upper floors of this building mean this is a butcher’s shop.
The town’s little movie theater. Serves only sweet popcorn.
Every shop has a Madonna somewhere on the front. This one had the whole family.
Love those healthy geraniums in the window boxes.
The Gasthaus zum Riesen, built in 1411, is Germany’s oldest inn.
For the dogs.
Nice door. Like the color combination.
Unique door. Very art deco. But do we really need those coats in the doorway?
Another elaborate door.
Yet another pretty door.
Our Viking River Cruise 
Loved every picture. The buildings are just what I’d expect to see. The geraniums were beautiful too. And I loved the doors, they are really unique ones.
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