Around Town

Easter was spent in Emmendingen, just a ten minute train ride out of Freiburg, with Beki and Alex. We walked to the Hochburg ruins, which took maybe 45 minutes to an hour. They were built over the course of several hundred years from the 11th to the 16th century ( I think ).







There were a couple of falcons swooping about. I'll try to find a book at the library to identify them sometime. Unfortunately I didn't get any clear pictures. Camera only zooms so much.



A few days ago I picked up my new ( used ) bike! I stopped by Die Bahn ( The German Rail ) at Cafe Velo ( a type of bike-related social center ) and saw a note posted for a bike for sale. It was quite a deal and came with working lights, a pump, and basket. I went to pick it up the next day in a little village called Kappel from a retiree who fixes up old bikes for a hobby. I've been using it to get around town into of the street car. Though I picked it up on Good Friday when public transportation didn't run as often, there was also less traffic on the roads, so it was easier to get accustomed to the signs, roads, ramps, etc. on my first day riding a bike around town.



The Wiwilli Bridge that goes into the Stuehlinger neighborhood. The Herz Jesu church to the left and Cafe Velo to the right.