cloudy sky & cornfields.
after my parents & i visited the rose festival in eltville we made it to frauenstein the next day for a little walk & some lunch. we passed by young cornfields, vineyards & zebus. it was a nice little excursion before my parents had to return back to thuringia.
rhine valley view.
the restaurant hof nürnberg had all these license plates from all over the world in their courtyard ( it is part of a homestead ).
it's a really lovely place to have lunch, especially in their beer garden with views of the surrounding vineyards.
that wall was really impressive.
after our lunch we discovered some zebus! they're not native, but apparently they are great for landscaping in the countryside?
hello, small tortoiseshell! ( in german we call this butterfly 'kleiner fuchs' - little fox - which i actually like more than tortoiseshell ;) )
german timber frame meets english tudor style: gasthaus sinz.
i was still in a rose mood, do of course i had to capture this.
blue monstrosity.
frauenstein is surrounded by many vineyard mountains, it's kind of their lifestyle in the whole village.
frauenstein castle. only a tower remained over the centuries.
the inner core of frauenstein is still very rural & medieval. full on charming.
the little st. george & st. catherine church is another jewel you can find in the heart of frauenstein. it was built in 1509.
on the other side of the church you can directly look at the castle. the georgsbrunnen ( st. george fountain ) is gracing the little plaza in front of the church.
it was built in 1978. loved the face detail.
the old church has a new addition in the back and now basically consists of two churches.
i guess this would be st. catherine.
the blood linden tree right next to the church. she's over 1000 years old, very crooked and burst open on several parts of her tree trunk. an impressive tree. i have major respect for everything in nature that managed to get super old. i imagine this tree as a wise goddess with lots of stories to tell that should teach you a thing or two about life. legend tells that a young man once kidnapped the niece of the lord of the castle and then was executed for this action. the niece who was in love with that young man, though, planted the linden tree on the exact spot he died in memory of him.
the old house on the left was originally built to house some of the castle owners. it is one of the most beautiful medieval houses in frauenstein.
another look at the linden tree's trunk. it's a natural monument.
absolutely digging this great warning plate 😂
not ripe yet, but on their way - cherries. you could actually buy cherries already, some of them are ripe early in june! we bought some & devoured them pretty fast.
i lovelovelove dead trees 💖
passed by the zebus again to say hi to the little ones! cuddling zebu calves 😘
they were already quite big, but still hella cute!
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