Way back with a short stop in Coburg - City Countryside Sea - Germany 2022 - 8
Stage 8 - Way back with a short stop in Coburg
Today's stopover in Coburg was actually only made to avoid the last stage becoming too long. Since Jürgen's back is no longer a problem, we briefly consider canceling the overnight stay, but finally, decide against it.
We start fairly early and drive, so to speak, across the Harz Mountains. Tractors pull dust clouds behind them and we see again a lot of damaged forest. But the landscape is nice.
Before we drive to the hotel, Jürgen wants to go to a "photo location". Here are many detours and we do not find the place where to start. So we decide to skip it and go to the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers [↗].
The basilica in rococo style was built according to the plans of Balthasar Neumann [↗] and attracts half a million visitors every year. There is not that much going on today - we are lucky.
At first, it seems that photography is prohibited, but that refers only to flash. Inside, there are signs that just call for respect when taking photos.
Since we are here in Franconia we want to eat a Rostbratwurst, but find no booth. In the restaurant above the basilica, you can get Weißwurst, but we don't want that. For the hotel, we are also still too early and so we drive to Lichtenfels. Twice advertising for a bratwurst on the street - but they are closed. Jürgen suggests that we drink coffee and eat cake instead, but Freya doesn't want that. Then rather nothing. Finally, we go to a butcher's shop.
Afterwards we travel to Coburg [↗] and our hotel. It is close to the city center and we can reach the city via a footbridge. Attractions or not, the motivation for sightseeing is gone and the camera stays in the backpack. We find a nice beer garden and chill for a while.
When we are ready for dinner, Jürgen asks if Freya could imagine going to a Greek again. Yes, there is actually no reason why we shouldn't - except that he is closed. Finally, we end up at Hanskaschber Burger. The burgers are not 08-15, really tasty, and also the cocktails are delicious. A great end to the vacation.
The next morning we take the highway to Nuremberg and from there on country roads back home. This way we avoid the currently annoying road works on the A7, but in terms of driving time it's only a semi-good idea. Anyhow, at 13:30 we are at home.
