Eberbach

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Most likely, I’m within 3km of wherever it is….but I never found it. Instead, I walked around the trails for about 3 hours and never found the ruins I was seeking. I need better GPS coordinates in the future…

It was a wonderful day to be out walking in the woods…and I came out at a few points into vineyards.

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But I never found anything really interesting…that was it for the ruins, and I’ve avoided searching for “ruins” again…I just don’t have the time to plan such a thing, and the TomTom isn’t really something I want to be carrying around telling me to “turn around” while I’m walking around. So I headed off to a castle that was real!   Even after reading more this week, I really don’t know where Eberbach castle ruins would have been… I think it was just a joke they play on people who trust in the internets.

Guttenburg

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So this was a real castle. And, they had a real bird show. Of course, the ticket folks don’t speak English so i paid for a bird show and a castle visit. I promptly ignored the bird show (on accident) and toured the castle.

It has a tour you’re able to climb all the way to the top of!

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Do I not look happy? I have this irrational fear of heights…and the old railing just wasn’t instilling a lot of confidence it would hold if I leaned over. I looked at the view…it was great. There was a nice cool breeze…and I notice this bird show below me… woops.

So I go to the bird show.

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I literally almost walked over this guy..while he was carrying the owl as I headed to a seat in the back row. It was a great show. Lots of birds. I was the only American, and main guy giving the show asked for an American as they had a bald eagle.

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He actually took the time to say a few things in English, and I am pretty sure I’m the only person in the entire audience who needs it. At any rate, it was a great show. They allow the birds to take off and soar about.

The birds come back…to their home! I had never seen “captive” birds allowed to just take off like that. At one point, they had 3 eagles of theres off flying around.

Go to Guttenburg. See the bird show.

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At the end of the show, you walk through more of the exterior of the castle and that’s where all the birds pens are at.

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When you’re done with that…head to Ettlingen, visit the Celtic Corner. Colorado Mike will serve you up some honest American English, and an Irish beer!

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Of course, if you’re me…the kitchen will be closed…so drink your beer and go get a Doner Kabob!

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and then go home and sleep…or go for a walk…whatever…that was last weekend!

I come home on 10-May…and I have more stuff to post and upload still from *this* weekend! I’ll get crack-a-lackin! Still need to find some chocolates that I’ve promised everyone, d’oh!