We left Sunday evening on the first leg of our bucket list adventure. After a layover in London and a LONG wait for luggage, we were greeted by Erhadt, a foreign exchange student "brother" who lives in Mannheim. He and his wife fixed us a delicious dinner of veal with special mushrooms & a wonderful salad as we spent time catching up. Bedtime was early as Tuesday we will explore Mannheim & visit the Mannheim Baroque Palace.
The Markplatz
Stadthaus & Grupello Pyramid Fountain
Mannheim Baroque Palace
Much of the Palace is now used for Mannheim Universiy. It is the second largest Baroque Palace in Europe,after Versailles, but has one more window than Versailles
Erhart, Collen & Fred at entrance to the.Palace
We ate dinner at Gasthaus am Fluss which overlooks the Rhine.
This is Erhardt & Colleen's home. It was built around 1860. Much of the surrounding area was destroyed during WWII or torn down & rebuilt in post modern era style. The neighbor has a strong Turish population that have lived there for 50 plus years having come as refugees. One street nearby is filled with wedding dress & jewelry stores & people from all over Europe to shop for wedding finery.
