a day of hiking

Today Ane and I had a lovely breakfast and then set out to walk in the nearby woods and towns! It was beautiful and we took many photos and had a long, winding conversation - much like the long, winding trails we followed. :)

This morning began with my discovery of a hilarious tea: Heiße Liebe. For those of you without German, this means "Hot Love." Apparently there is a whole line of these funny-named teas! Anyway, it was raspberry-vanilla flavored and quite pink!

After, we went walking into woods around Kronberg and visited a sweet little spot called Viktoria-Tempel, which is a little sitting-gazebo with a marvelous view of Frankfurt and the local towns. It was chosen and created by Queen Viktoria, like the parks around here (hence "Viktoriapark"). Then we continued, more down, and visited a castle, Burg Falkenstein.

It was BEAUTIFUL! Full of people relaxing, having picnics, kids playing, dogs running around. With a marvelous view.

Here is me, at the wall that overlooks Frankfurt and the towns:

And here is the view, Frankfurt in the distance:

Then we went and had ICE CREAM! It was delicious. Now, we are relaxing a bit after having found a train for me tomorrow morning. Tonight we are going to Sabai Sabai, her favorite restaurant, so I can try the (apparently BLUE) kamikaze. And then in the AM I will have my train to Tübingen! Wow! I'm sad to leave Kronberg but sure I will see Ane again this term, and excited to get moved into my room in Tübingen and start school!