Gondolas

These are Gondolas carrying cement products to a cement Factory here in Leiman. They start about 8 miles south in the Town of Wiesloch. They are very quiet, even when standing on the balcony outside our first apartment. Every 15 seconds a loaded Gondola comes by and an empty Gondola heads back. When a Gondola crosses a street their is a bridge to keep anything from being dropped onto the street below. Very efficient.

Sheep Grazing

This is an Interior Decoration business. We thought it was so funny to see the sheep grazing on the side of the House. This was in Leiman, just around the corner from where we first lived. Click on the picture to get a full view.

Elders on P Day

Front Row: Johnson, Longhurst, Easter (all from Utah) & Lindsay from Idaho; aka Elvis

Back Row: Griell-Austria, Craghead-Utah

Sister Missionaries on P Day

Rice (Washington) Mueller and Stewart (Utah)

Hansen's Farewell Dinner on November 18.

Elder and Sister Hansen are in the front row.

More moat and countryside by castle

More of the moat and walls of the castle. Just on the side of the castle is a pasture land where some sheep were grazing. Beautiful scene, so peaceful and serene.

Heidelberg Schloss, looking into the moat

The green grass area was the moat. You can see the deterioration of the walls over the centuries. The walls range from 10 to 20 feet thick.

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dating back to 1000 AD. It sits on the hill directly behind the city and overshadows the city. Spectacular at night when the lights are all on., Heidelberg Schloss

This is from the Castle (Schloss) in Heidelberg looking out at the Neckar River and surrounding community.

More From Ladenburg

Isn't this building beautiful. West side of Ladenburg. To the left of the building is a pillar from Roman times.

Remnants of an old Roman wall next to the beautiful building.

The NeckaMunde river which runs east from the Rhine River through Ladenburg and through Heidelbert.


This is inside of the Catholic Church in Ladenburg. Very ornate and quiet. This church is about 400 years old.


sThis is looking out from inside the Schlafenburg across Dossenheim towards Ladenburg. This is taken from the patio outside the restaurant.


This is a picture of the inside of the old Strahlenburg Fortress above Dossenheim. They have
built modern buildings to make a restaurant. Very narrow windy road up the mountain to get to
the Fortress. The roads are just barely wide enough to allow two small cars to pass each other. This is a picture of a little bar at the base of the tower, but it is closed due to the safety hazard of the old tower above it.


Looking up towards the Strahlenburg (Fortress). The closed bar is behind the windows. To the left of the Fortress you can see the to of the newer restaurant and a small patio.

Gondolas

These gondolas run past our apartment and carry cement materials from one part of the town to the cement factory. They are very quiet and come by about every 10-15 seconds. With the apartment windows shut you cannot hear them. Even on our little patio you can barely hear them going by. No trucks on the road hauling material, causing pollution.

Ladenburg

The cobblestone streets are examples of how the streets are all over in the smaller towns. The town of Ladenburg was established in 125 BC.

Here is a beautiful old building built in 1480. Store below and apartments on the top. You won't find old buildings like this in America.

The streets in most older towns are very narrow and are still meant for two way traffic. If the cars are parked on your side of the street and another car is coming towards you you have to find an opening and pull over to let them come by.

The original wall built around the town of Ladenburg

Leiman Apartment

This is our apartment in Leiman. We are staying here temporarily until the couple we are replacing go home. Our apartment is the 3rd floor of the home of the Bishop of the American Ward here.


Elder Glissmeyer standing on the corner of Erin von Steinbach Street

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