Yesterday’s
long drive has given us the opportunity to take it easy for the next couple of
days, setting a route for interest rather than speed. Our maps show in green
areas of nature parks and wooded areas and they also show picturesque roads by
a green line. We found the Weser Valley, a green road and plotted a route
through green areas. We were rewarded with quiet roads, avenues of trees,
beautiful countryside and pretty villages with timber-framed buildings. Below
Hameln, the valley became very attractive with lovely views of the wide river.
However it was lunchtime and we looked for a parking place with a view – there were
plenty of parking places, often with picnic tables and every one of them had
trees between it and the river, obscuring the view totally. We gave up and
stopped at a very pleasant picnic area and looked at the trees.
In
the middle section of the valley, the scenery was not as interesting so we
headed west up a pretty valley before winding our way down to Frankenberg.
There we drove to the aire, just on the edge of the old town and in view if the
impressive spire of the church on the hill. We walked up into the town and
tried to find a typical German restaurant. We found one, the menu was good and
the door was open but it was closed on Mondays. We settled for an Italian restaurant
where we had an excellent meal.
Photos:
We spotted this lovely watermill (Langut Walkemuhle), now a restaurant and
event centre, on the outskirts of Frankenberg; The Frankenberg Rathaus; One of
the many timber-framed buildings in Frankenberg.
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