23. Juli, 2014 In Würzburg, my apartment is high up on the hill above the river, and my patio opens out onto a foot path that leads directly to the vineyards outside of town. In the evening, when the entire Nachbarschaft takes their dog for a walk, it is especially stunning. Since Germany is so northern, it is possible to walk very late and still have bright daylight–it won’t be fully dark till nearly 11. I don’t have too much to say, except that the romantic in me rejoices at all of this.

The vineyards all belong to the Juliusspital, the 16th century winery in the center of town.

Back towards town, one slope is covered with hundreds of Kleingärten–little summer cottages, each with an impeccably kept garden, patio, hammocks hanging on the porch.

Also there are blackberries, which I have taken advantage of almost every day since I found them.

And dessert, on a stone wall covered in honeysuckle. Wine grown very probably on the slopes across the path.

It’s hard to believe I only have a week left here.