Amberg

Sometimes when Mr X has to work he drops me off somewhere for me to go exploring. So on Tuesday I explored Amberg, Germany. It's a small town but, as most places I have seen here, very picturesque.

I wandered around for hours. I explored the city library and some other bookstores. I was reading some of the German cook books. I thought it would be fun to actually make some of the items but I discovered that since I couldn't understand half the ingredients it was best not to get the book. I need to find a German cooking book in English and that probably won't happen over here. (Notice that I didn't simply say, I need to learn German - I guess I have ugly American tendencies. But in my defense it just seems such an impossible task...)

I browsed some of the clothing stores and drooled over every shoe I passed.

I stopped for lunch at a bakery/bistro where I ordered a veggie-laden wrap rather than the tempting treats behind the glass. I ran into a bit of trouble when I was done because I forgot to pay attention to what other customers where doing with their trays when they finished. After about 30 minutes of waiting, hoping someone would leave so I could watch what to do, I just gave up. I walked up to the counter with my tray and said rather stupidly, "Wo?" (means "where") while pointing at the tray. She directed me to a little area that was kind of hidden from view where I was to put the used tray. I quickly left.

Anyway here are some of the Amberg pictures for your viewing pleasure:

These pictures where from the center square in town.

I seem to have some sort of obsession with the houses that are just overgrown with ivy or whatever that stuff is. I think it is beautiful...especially in the fall when it is all turning colors.

I walked along the river and the gardens surrounding the river for a while. So many of the towns have such lovely little rivers wandering through them here.

I like how they have these sort of walled entrances in most of the little towns too.

Okay we are off to Switzerland this weekend. Zurich first...