So much for 'red sky at
night, a shepherd's delight'! Today dawned very grey and we had a
couple of very light showers over breakfast. The temperature had also
dropped quite a lot since yesterday when we had been walking around
in T-shirts.
It was a day of lots of
chores but we did have the opportunity to have a wander into the
town. Close to the campsite, on the edge of the town is a large
quarry but it is hidden up a small valley, which meant that we didn't
hear any sound from it. On the way into the centre we crossed the
river and two mill streams. Mills are a feature of the Frankenwald
and nearby Franconian Switzerland as the high land is punctuated by
narrow, steep valleys that are ideal for providing water power for
sawmills and for crushing the iron ore found here.
Climbing the hill we
reached the small town square with its impressive church (rebuilt in
the 1990's) and a good selection of bars and eating places. Apart
from three bakeries, we didn't see any food shops so it was a good
job that we had stocked up on the way yesterday. Stadtsteinach is a
pleasant town but blighted somewhat by the busy 303 road that runs
through it with many heavy lorries, especially quarry lorries,
thundering through its main street.
Photos: Detail of one
of a number of carved wooden processional staffs from Stadtsteinach
church.
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