Glen in Frankenstein

We hiked up to the Frankenstein fortification through green woods full of birds and a variety of wildflowers. There are 67 Nabingers (original spelling of Glen's surname) in the phone book here and he spoke with two. One was an 80 year old woman who can read without glasses and is very quick, literally and figuratively ,and very nice.

P.S. We nicknamed the GPS "Gypsy" and told her to speak English. However, her pronunciation of French and German place names is practically unintelligible.

To Wolfersweiler and Frankenstein

Frankenstein Chateau

Some Novingers emigrated from the Wolfersweiler/Frankenstein area in Saarland, Germany, to the United States in the early 1700s. Glen has been wanting to visit this area, which has gone back and forth between what are now France and Germany. This should be interesting. We shall see what awaits us.

On to Frankfurt

A cold front moved into Dubrovnik yesterday. We go on to Frankfurt and its lower temperatures in a few hours.

Frankfurt, Germany

The center of Frankfurt is lovely! Tall modernistic sky scrapers pierce the skyline behind historic old buildings. We strolled along the Main river, walked miles on pedestrian streets with cafes, shops and restaurants and even had our taste of Little Turkey in a neighborhood of Turkish shops, people, apartments, restaurants, newstands, and language.

Lift Off

Today we fly to Frankfurt, where we will arrive tomorrow morning. We spend the night in Frankfurt and then fly to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, on 15 August. We meet up with the Victor Emanuel group the evening of 16 August.