Yesterday, we went with Rob’s parents to this lovely little town in wine country called St. Martins on the Pfaelzer Weinstrasse (weinstrasse = wine street) up in the Pfalz which borders the Pfaelzerwald (wald = forest).
Our first objective of the day was to hike up the Kalmit which is about three miles/2000 feet up and overlooking the town. Here are some of our shots…
Sign post:
A little fountain on the way up:
The misty forest:
Looking down at our progress:
This is the Kalmit Huette (huette = hut) at the top. As with most of these mountain hikes, there’s usually a volunteer-run lodge at the top where you can take a break, warm up, and get a hot meal and something to drink (including beer, which Rob and his dad did partake of!).
We had split pea soup with bratwurst:
Shots of the valley and wine town we walked up from:
Man, I tell you, those “old” people kicked my ass. I say that jokingly because there’s nothing old about Rob’s parents. His dad will be 70 in January and his mom is three years younger and they bike and hike and play volleyball (his mom is on a team) and do all kinds of other activities. You notice that a lot over here. Seniors are very active and, hence, you see many who look really great and are very fit for their age. Not too many couch potatoes over here.
After gettin’ our grub on and looking around a bit, we headed back down to walk around the town a little more and then go to dinner at one of the wonderful restaurants. Here are some of the picturesque sights I got to take in…
The vinyards:
A castle in the distance:
We had the most delicious dinner at this cozy little place called Altes Schloesschen. Then we sat around and had some wine, talking until late in the evening. Around 10:30 it was finally time to head home for beddie-bye!
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