The Honeymoon of James and Sarah
 
Neckar Valley
 
Heidelberg sits on the Neckar River, so we explored a few towns and castles along the way, including the old summer palace of the Rheinland Pfaltz and the gardens at Schwetzingen
 
The Schmuck house, Bad Wimpfen
A cat and a coaching house, Bad Wimpfen
Renaissance statues of the crucifixion
The Neckar, Bad Wimpfen
The Neckar 2, Bad Wimpfen
The City Church, Bad Wimpfen, from atop the Blue Tower
Bad Wimpfen, from atop the Blue Tower
Bad Wimpfen 2, from atop the Blue Tower
Bad Wimpfen 3, from atop the Blue Tower
Bad Wimpfen 4, from atop the Blue Tower
Bad Wimpfen 5, from atop the Blue Tower
The Neckar 3, Bad Wimpfen, from atop the Blue Tower
An enormous Pez dispenser, outside the keeper's apartment, the Blue Tower, Bad Wimpfen
Neat building, Bad Wimpfen
Inside the Steinhaus, Bad Wimpfen (note wallpaintings)
Bad Wimpfen town charter, 15th century
Original charter map, Bad Wimpfen
Detail of a wall, 2nd floor, Steinhaus, Bad Wimpfen
View from atop the Red Tower, Bad Wimpfen (this house is built around the old town wall)
City church, Bad Wimpfen
Fat cat, Bad Wimpfen
Organ, Dominican church, Bad Wimpfen
Altar, Dominican church, Bad Wimpfen
A house, built 1541, Bad Wimpfen
Approach to Schloss Gutenberg
Still life with lunch, Schloss Gutenberg
View of the valley, from Schloss Gutenberg
View of the valley 2, from Schloss Gutenberg
View of the valley three, from Schloss Gutenberg
Bird, Schloss Gutenberg
Bird 2, Schloss Gutenberg
Bird 3, Schloss Gutenberg
Owl, Schloss Gutenberg
Lots of owls, Schloss Gutenberg
Bird 4, Schloss Gutenberg
Bird 5, Schloss Gutenberg
Waiting for the falconers, Schloss Gutenberg
Bird Show 1, Schloss Gutenberg
Bird show 2, Schloss Gutenberg
Bird Show 3, Schloss Gutenberg
Bird Show 4, Schloss Gutenberg
Bird Show 5, Schloss Gutenberg
Bird Show 6, Schloss Gutenberg
Bird Show 7, Schloss Gutenberg
Bird Show 8, Schloss Gutenberg
Bird Show 9, Schloss Gutenberg
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Book, Schloss Gutenberg
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Book 2, Schloss Gutenberg
Book 3, Schloss Gutenberg
Book 4, Schloss Gutenberg
View from the tower, Schloss Gutenberg
View from the tower 2, Schloss Gutenberg
View from the tower 3, Schloss Gutenberg
Garden across the road, Schloss Gutenberg
Schwetzingen centerway
Fountain at garden center, Schwetzingen
Topiary near the center, Schwetzingen
Looking back at Schwetzingen Manor
Monuments near center, Schwetzingen
Pool near the rear, Schwetzingen
Close-up of pool, Schwetzingen
Ducks.  Schwetzingen
Swan and distance bridge, Schwetzingen
Interior symmetry, gardens at Schwetzingen
Forbidden interior picture of lights, with wrought iron decorations, manor at Schwetzingen
The Orange House, Schwetzingen
Temple (one of several) at Schwetzingen
Trampe L'oeil, through shrubbery.  Schwetzingen
Heron (one of several), at Schwetzingen
Fake ruined aqueduct, Schwetzingen
Wildflowers on aquaduct rocks, Schwetzingen
Baby ducks fear not man at Schwetzingen!
Peaks of fake mosque, Schwetzingen
Fake mosque entryway, Schwetzingen
Ruined temple to Mercury, Schwetzingen
Mosque main building, Schwetzingen
Mosque main building and tower, Schwetzingen
Archway near center, Schwetzingen
Temple to Athena, Schwetzingen