Miltenberg

While cruising the Rhine River, all the Medieval towns began to look alike. The Market Square in Miltenberg, however, stood out due to the lovely colorful half-timbered houses and shops along the High Street.

 Lots of small shops with fairly priced goods made for a fun stroll - 

 Dave even purchased a hat and Joanne found a few things too.

I think Dave looks pretty handsome in his new hat!

Dave couldn't resist getting a picture of this statue outside the Water Closet.

Joanne is especially fascinated with the beautiful doors and their unique hardware.

We'll need to devote a full post on just doors ....

Cobblestone streets and half timbered houses, and lots of fun shops to stroll in and out of 

made this a most enjoyable trip. Not to mention the great company of Carol and Brent Snow

St Jakobus Catholic Church was adorned with lots of cute little cherubs. But we noticed the lack of reverence to the Savior.

These pictures are from the Toni Sauer website ... no snow when we visited.

On our way home we stopped at the Toni Sauer store in Johannesberg. Several carvers from around the area are commissioned to have their work sold under this roof. The craftsmanship was top notch and we ended up purchasing the ornaments for our grandkids here. 

Brent Snow was telling Dave he had some carvings of Moroni but he thought he was kidding.

Next thing he knew he was upstairs admiring his work and picking out one for his collection.

He has a very prominent place of Dave's desk.

Bacharach, Rhine River Valley

After seeing this little town from our river cruise, we knew we wanted to come back for a visit.

Joanne was disappointed that more shops weren't open.

Dave and Chris Koegler were our tour guides as they have come a time or two previously. 

Mussels were a MUST according Dave K. and they did not disappoint.

The hillsides, no matter how steep were covered with grape vines.

Trains, barges, campers ... it's a happening place to be.

Another view of the Rhine River as it shows off its value to commerce and agriculture.

Chris and Dave Koegler have become good friends in the short time we've been here in Frankfurt.

A "work around" as Dave calls it. 

Is that a buffalo coming for Dave? Good thing he's wearing his camo hat!

So many antlers. Really? They didn't waste an opportunity to mount whatever "game" they came home with. 

A look inside day-to-day family life. Look around the room ... oh, the stories to be told.

These cast-iron doors were so fascinating. They were so ornate and really caught our attention.

This hearty sunflower found her spot to beautify this little corner of the world.

As we drove up the hill away from Bacharach, we wound our way up into some beautiful scenery.

This little shroom caught our attention and we both thought it was blog worthy.

Dessert and Sunsets ...two of our favorite things in Frankfurt

Eis Christina was introduced to us early on.

A short train ride away is an ice cream shop that is a favorite among the missionaries here. 

The chocolate spaghetti was delicious!  

We never tire of the beautiful sunsets we can see from our ninth-floor apartment.



In our wanderings around our Frankfurt neighborhood we discovered this street. Crazy huh?

Frankfurt Temple Dedication

Saints from all over came to participate in this memorable occasion after four long years of renovation.

We felt very blessed to have been given tickets to participate in the re-dedication of the Frankfurt Temple 

inside the temple, rather than in the local meeting house. 

The Spirit of God with the Hallelujah chorus was very moving.

 The Andersons have been living right across the street from the temple for the past six weeks, waiting for their apartment at Portstraße 11 to be finished after some repairs.

We were walking back to their apartment when we saw the photos being taken with Elder Uchtdorf and the Area Presidency. It was pretty cool to be in the midst of one of the Lord's Apostles.

This picture is from the Church website. Look to the left of Elder Uchtdorf's head ...

Dave's head is peeking out. The next picture was taken from where we were standing ...