Hotel Gasthof Haas Amberg

... and industry from from the 14th to the 16th centuries. it was also the capital of the Upper Panatinate until 1810. at that time it was considered one of the strongest fortified towns in medieval Germany. in 1796 the Austrians defeated the French here leaving prominate buildings still standing: town hall, the ducal castle and the electoral palace (see pics) <br><br>

... remains and thru the market. was a fun down in the drizzly rain. i bought a scarf at the market, an awesome Italian coffee at the ice cream cafe and a pizza lunch at the local Italian restaurant. an Italian day in Bavaria! how much culture could one get in a day?<br><br>having trouble getting my pics loaded tonight, will try again tomorrow...

... In the 15th and 16th centuries, Neumarkt was the residence of the rulers of the Palatinate. Count Johann von Pfalz-Neumarkt established the seat of his government here, and began to develop the city into a residency. Included in his work are the church of St. Johannes, the Court Chapel, and the castle of the counts of the Palatinate. Johann was succeeded by Counts Otto I, his son Otto II, and Frederick II.<br><br>After the Palatinate Counts left, Neumarkt lost ...

... we toured Velburg, the next town over from Parsburg. a quaint little place, nothing fancy, but interesting architecture and beautiful flowers. we walked a loop thru town admiring the well kept homes.<br><br>tonight was a big night in Parsburg for the Volkfest. we are not 100% sure what the significance of the fest is...seems to be a celebration of beer. 2 bands playing back to back and a mini parade centered around the ...

today was business...grocery, post guest pass...stuff like that. we went into the local town of Parsberg. neat old city, very small, pretty flowers, old castle on the hill. we will go back for a longer visit later this week. we hit a german market that was totally cool. picked up some of my fav german snacks ...

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... so I basiclly guided the horses. After that we went swimming. The pool there had a way better water slide then the MAC, so klara and I did it like ten times and little Luisa also went into the pool. She is only 1 1/2 so it was really good.<br><br> -KINJAL

... br>guys we were not to mention our awesome bbqing skills we graciously<br>complied. Once we started the grill Finni showed up with all kinds<br>of different food that we needed to throw on the grill, we had the<br>biggest meal we have had in a long time. After our supper we sat<br>around, drank some great beer, and talked, and played with Hannah and<br>Ella for a while. Then we went back to Finni's and went to bed.<br>

<br>Day 11<br><br><br><br>Today we started off the day around 9am<br>with the plan to go to skyline skypark (german carowinds). It was<br>the perfect day too! The sky was clear and the temperature while<br>being a little cold was still better than cloudy and rainy. When we<br>got ready and headed downstairs finni had made us breakfast (of<br>course) and lunch for later that day. So we had some breakfast,<br>grabbed our stuff and headed out ...

... that don't allow 18 wheelers to drive in the left hand land on the autoban), but I gotta say this kitchen deal is really dumb. For those of you that are not aware of this, God knows I wasn't until Steve and Michelle explained it to me, when people move they take the entire kitchen and all the fixtures in the house with them. By kitchen, I don't just mean refrigerator, I mean stove, cabinets, evertyhing. So when you move in to most places, there is a completely empty ...