Day 35, Wednesday 18/4:

This morning Thomas kindly cooked us breakfast and we were able to chat for longer. 

We were soon on the road again, this time heading for Pforzheim in Germany, where Patsy and Philip’s friends Lothar and Waltraut reside. We stopped at the very pretty German town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a medieval town that had been destroyed over the centuries before being restored to its former glory in recent times – one would not know the difference. We walked around the cobbled streets, through the market square and the town hall, eating lunch and having coffee along the way. 

Our next stop was Heilbronn, where my Omi spent 10 years after they left Estonia. We had a quick walk around the pretty town centre before continuing on to Pforzheim. 

Lothar and Waltraut greeted us very warmly. We started with champagne and had a good chat. Their daughter, Christiane, joined us (another of Philip’s friends). Waltraut cooked us a lovely dinner, including the local specialty, Maultasche, which is a kind of giant ravioli in broth. We had an excellent evening and stayed up quite late catching up.