Speyer renewed your Ramblers' enthusiasm after Frankfurt. We started the day with a tour of the Doktorenhof Vinegar Estate. It was amazing. The proprietor was part Yogi, part Zen Master, part artist, part organic farmer, part wine master. His life motto was: eat good clean food, drink good wine....and tra-la-la (you can guess). The vinegar was aged up to 15 years and mixed with herbs and sometimes honey. We started the tour by donning monk robes and descending into the catacombs under the building, where we got an explanation of the process used to create vinegar (the Master had a heavy accent and pronounced it "winnegar). We are bringing some home for those interested.
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| The Entry Way - you get the idea |
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| Vinegar Zen Master |
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| Feels like we should play Blue Oyster Cult |
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| Mother Vinegar (or the star of the next horror movie) |
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| Medical mask from the Middle Ages--fill the "beak" with vinegar and inhale. |
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| Of course, he designed his own vinegar glasses |
After worshiping at the vinegar alter, we returned to town and moseyed around. And naturally, there is an old church there. This one had some unique sculptures.
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| Courtyard in front of church. Cars could drive through the square. |
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| Inside view |
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| Sculpture outside. I think it is the Romans coming to get Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. |
After vinegar and church we retired to the ship, for of course, dinner and more wine.
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| Pic of us with new friends and a world-class photo bomb by Alex, one of our waiters. |
Until tomorrow, mach weiter (keep on rambling).
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