Rothenburg ob der TauberToday we took a small car ferry across the Main River. We visited a Weinhaus that was designed by Hundertwasser. This 20th century architect created whimsical designs with bright colors and spiraling natural features. The winery had a fish pond to entertain the kids while we shopped for local Franconian wines. After the winery, we traveled to another impressive "spielplatz" (play area) complete with an in ground trampoline and a zipline swing in addition to the standard swings and slides. We had a traditional Bavarian picnic of mild cheeses, salami, soft pretzels, Krapfen (jelly filled donuts)and Kinderschocolade (smooth chocolate) for dessert.
We returned to pick up Edith's baby from her mom's house and then took the kids to a nearby ostrich farm. For dinner that night, Edith made veal with gravy and wild boar. The boar tasted a lot like very tender beef and was hunted by her husband, Harald. Harald was the local gamekeeper, which meant that he had the only license to hunt in the grounds around the village. He could invite others to hunt with him in his patch of forest and he was also the one responsible for keeping the forest clear of debris to limit fires. Edith's dad was also a gamekeeper in another village and had the additional job of cleaning up any road killed animals around his village. Hunting is also seasonal with restrictions about which animals can be taken during different times of the year.
Excellent travel advice and service
This is my second experience working with Adventure Life. I’m sold. Jess Heuermann is an experienced traveler and provides a lot of useful information when planning a trip. These are the questions I like to ask at the outset - What’s it like to go here, there, what would you suggest, what do people report, can we add any additional side trips? Jess took the time to answer my questions and seek additional information to share with me. Petchie Colina is outstanding in helping with travel logistics and final preparations. Adventure Life has excellent guides and offers private guides and small group adventures. We enjoyed the opportunity to talk with the guides and drivers to learn more about their countries, cultures and histories. A highlight was having the guides pick local restaurants where we could share meals together. Highly recommend.
Claire Cordon
5 days ago
Our six-day tour in Iceland went smoothly with one exception. We had asked for two rooms each night. Somehow we were booked with one room with three beds. It could not be fixed at the first hotel in Reykjavik because the hotel was fully booked. Once informed of the problem, however, Adventure Life rebooked for two rooms for the remainder of the trip. As an 85-year-old traveler, I appreciated that one could participate at different physical levels at many of the stops. Iceland is a great place to visit but on the expensive side.
Mary Warren
6 days ago
Jess was very easy going and answered all our questions. It’s not easy dealing with 6 people at once but she did an outstanding job!
Diane Foster
1 week ago
Kassandra and the Adventure Life team have been incredible! Kassandra was very knowledgeable and attentive to our asks while making sure we kept within our budget. This was our first experience with a travel agent and we were blown away by the booking/initial exploration service. We will use Adventure Life again.