Ettlingen

Today Ralf and I did some sightseeing as Claudia is teaching. We went to this charming little village called Ettlingen. It is not unlike Staufen, with the Alb stream running through it, lovely architecture and cobbled streets. Their kids share a flat here. Then we went to Bruchsal, where we visited the gorgeous baroque Bruchsal castle, which was totally bombed in WW2 and subsequently rebuilt. It is a magnificent complex. After that we babysat Dominik and Simon in Gruenwettersbach, while Bettina went to the dentist. They live in an amazing community with kids and bikes everywhere.The houses are called 'Reihenhauser' because they are semi- detached with dead-end streets, so very safe for kids to play together outside.