Pics from a town near Frankfurt *DIAL-UP WARNING*

[MissHoneychurch]

Those pictures are from a small town called Gelnhausen which is about half an hour away from Frankfurt (where I live).
Gelnhausen is an old town, which was a Kaiserpfalz for Frederick I (German: Friedrich (1122–June 10, 1190), called Barbarossa (meaning Redbeard). He was elected king of Germany on March 4, 1152 and crowned Holy Roman Emperor on June 18, 1155).
A Kaiserpfalz refers to castles across the Holy Roman Empire which served as temporary, secondary seats of power for the Emperor. It is a German word that is derived from a combination of these words: Kaiser, meaning "emperor", and itself derived from the name "Caesar"; Pfalz, meaning "palace", and itself derived from the Latin palatium, meaning the same.

Now, after the explaining here are some pictures of the Kaiserpfalz and some timbered houses.l

[Heidi]

1. Ooooooo, I love the photos of the arches!

And the photos of the timber buildings look like the houses and businesses in the Swiss-German part of Switzerland. Thank you, MissHoneychurch! :thumbsup:

[MissHoneychurch]

6. Don't timber houses always look the same

I love those houses. Just not sure if I would want to live in one.

Happy you like the pictures.

[billyskank]

2. Looks like what we call a "chocolate box village"

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

7. It sure is

if you think that a lot of towns looked like that but got destroyed in WW2. We went to another town called Seligenstadt. It was similar, except there was a big monastery there instead of the Kaiserpfalz. But also the timbered houses. You could make movies in those towns.

[reyd reid reed]

3. I remember going to places like that...

And the cobblestones and the streets that were barely more than alleys...

I'd love to go back someday...see all the places that my parents took me and I didn't fully appreciate.

Thank you for the pictures. Brings back wonderful memories..

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

8. It was my pleasure

Germany has some really nice places.

But walking over those cobblestones with a bit of a high heel ... not good :rofl:

:hi:

[u4ic]

4. What a lovely old town

It's wonderful not to see big box stores, chain restaurants, and the suburbs. That's all this damn country is. x(

Just beautiful. Thanks for the history of it, too. :hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

9. Thank you

I thought I explain a bit of what is so special about this town. I mean a lot of towns have timbered houses, but not many are a Kaiserpfalz :)

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

5. Love the pictures!

What a beautiful town, MissHoneychurch!

[MissHoneychurch]

10. When I started my job here

we made an excursion with the whole institution. We went to that town. After 4 years I was finally able to show it to my mom and her bf :rofl:

[Broken_Hero]

11. beautiful pictures...:) nt

[MrScorpio]

12. I miss Germany

I want to come back some day

[MissHoneychurch]

13. You should

:hug:

[AirmensMom]

14. Wonderful pics, MissHC!

:bounce: :applause: :woohoo: :yourock:

Brings back a feeling from when I was little and living in Germany. :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

15. Thank you MissAirmens

the pics aren't the best ones but they show the history of the town which I really like.

[AirmensMom]

16. Well, then ...

show us the best ones! :rofl:

I just love them. :loveya: :applause:

[MissHoneychurch]

17. There aren't any others

:rofl:

[AirmensMom]

18. Then, on the contrary ...

these ARE the best pictures! :rofl:

[malta blue]

19. Those are great pictures!

I love the houses. How lucky you are to have discovered the beautiful places around where you live.

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

21. Thank you malta

I am not discovering as much as I wish I would. Too lazy on the weekends :hide:

Isn't that normal that you always barely know what is interesting near where you live? Because you always say "Oh, I know that is there and there and I want to see it one day, but I am going to live here longer so I can do it another time" and then you won't see it at all the whole time you live there :rofl:

[malta blue]

23. That's exactly right.

I have been making an effort to get out and try to find the hidden treasures of my area. It is really hard for exactly the reason you said, I live here and it will always be there.

Thanks for sharing the great pictures.

[ThomCat]

20. Very cool.

:)

Someday I'd like to be able to travel Europe and see some historic sites. It sometimes seems that almost everyone I know has been to Europe at least once, except for me.

[MissHoneychurch]

22. Start saving the money

it is worth it. So much to see, you will have a hard time deciding what to see.

:D

[DarkmoonIkonoklast]

24. Your pictures are almost like BEING there...

   ... which, for this traveled-challenged old man, is a true blessing and pure magick!
   Thank you for sharing the experience!

[MissHoneychurch]

25. You're welcome

Glad I could show you a bit from where I live.