Another majority of my day without Andrea, it’s so strange! What was suppose to be a quick morning grocery shop took a little longer than expected, since having to be a German or just Fabian, he had to read the ingredients of the products before we bought them to deem which ones were ‘better’.
After an excessively long grocery shop we drove off to to a UNESCO world site, to town of Bamberg The drive was something else aka: Autobahn + 200 kilometres per hour= A heartbeat stops out of fear… Thankfully we finally made it there (and I might have been dreading having to drive back). Bamberg is absolutely stunning! It reminded me of both Bruges and Lubeck together. Strolling throughout the town we didn’t get lost, which is an incredible feat, with our past if adventures together. We walked about the Nueve Residenz and went inside the rose garden. We learned that there were over 40 species of roses, including one called Snow White, but sadly not many of them were in bloom. Then we went inside the Dom, where many of the towns royalty have been buried over the centuries. After Byatt we passed by the Altes Rathaus, were there were so many school groups on tours! Avoiding all the children we are not walked to St Micheals Monetary, unfortunately we weren’t able get a peak of the inside, so instead we walked up one of the seven hills of Bamberg for a view of the town. On the way back down we went inside a Tea House. The interior was very high quality, filled with antiques yet, it had a quirky and comfortable feel. We both agreed that this would be our go to study stop in Bamberg. The town is apparently known for its music university, and which went well with the classical music playing inside the tea house. Overall the town is so idyllic and well persevered with it’s medieval like buildings intact.
Returning back to Erlagnen, on yes the autobahn, Elena came over to teach us to make spaetzle! Even though is relatively easy to make in regards to its ingredients it sure is messy and quite a process. The work of four chefs in the kitchen made a simply delicious dinner! No doubt a hundred times better than the spaetzle I remember making in my cooking class. Thanks Elena :) After cleaning up and letting the food set we went out for an evening stroll around Erlangen. Conveniently we made a pit stop to The Eis House and grabbed some ice cream.