Today we visited Schloss Wolfenbuettel, toured the state apartments and wondered at the opulence of life for the seriously wealthy. What an amazing place it is with its pink and white facade and splendid sculptured entrance. We were able to view the large collection of porcelain, splendid silverware, paintings and furniture especially produced for the Dukes and Duchesses. I cannot write all the details here, but www.wikipedia.org Wolfenbuettel, will give you information about the town and its treasures. The photo below shows our group in the central courtyard of the palace and the contrasting shadow shows just how hot it was today, really hot! We lunched in a local restaurant and a really good time was had by all, my very large beer went down particularly well.
The two lower photos show the old border wall at Hoetensleben, and a watch tower can be seen one photo. A friend with us who talked about his early life living near the border, and how he could look out of his bedroom window and see the houses in East Germany. The "Brocken" at Bad Harzburg, the highest point in Niedersachsen, was in East Germany, and he remembers feeling unhappy that he was not free to walk there. When the border opened, thousands of people celebrated by walking up to the "Brocken's" summit, something that had been denied to West Germans for 30 years. Tomorrow we will watch Bath Petanque players, who are also visiting the city, play their Braunschweig counterparts. With this lovely weather it will be a quieter day, sitting, drinking beer and watching the two teams throw silver balls at a smaller little coloured ball. A great fun, a game similar to green bowling but in miniature.
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