Admiring the details

Today, we will take you around the Rue de la Synagogue:

Before we walk around the semi-circular street, let's just pause a moment and think what it would be like to sit here on a warm summer's day:

On the right hand side is a rather unusual sign to see in this part of the world, and next two it, an Alsatian couple, perhaps spending a quiet Sunday afternoon maybe 100 years ago?

Looking at them more closely:

and here, the gentleman:

Because it is autumn, the abundance of chestnuts in the region need to be stored properly. This is how it's done:

And last but not least, a little imagination and fun with what can be done with clay pots:

and meet this young lady:

Let your mind roam

Walking around a small town like Lembach is also really about putting aside the daily routines and whatever fills your mind. It is an opportunity to let the brain take a holiday as well, without switching it off. And this is what happens when you come to the the grandest building in Lembach - the small château.

It might be important for the local history journals, but not for one's self - so who might have lived here? Was is some local count or earl, with a small profitable estate? What might have his normal day been like some 250 years ago? Did he have any daughters he needed to marry off? And were there any eligible young royalty in the region - maybe as far as Strasbourg?

And how would they have used the large garden at the back? Grow vegetables or keep it as a nice lawn to be used in summer months and have meals outside?

After a while, letting your mind roam, the imagination run wild, you lose all sense of time. Just staring into the grounds and transporting yourself into a different world.

Walking further down the road, you might see this wonderfuls sight: