Altstadt Wander Treffen  (13 Slides)     [Page 1 of 1]  
   
view of town * A view of the town Niederalfingen, sitting below the castle. In the distance is Huettlingen, about a kilometer away. * 432 x 290 * (61KB)
castle back pano * The rear view of the castle, from the ground level where you can see as an attacker you would have a very difficult time trying to enter the fortress. * 372 x 432 * (51KB)
tower and wall * The front tower and wall of the Marienburg Niederfingen. The tall wall behind the tower was probably one end of the chapel. * 323 x 432 * (63KB)
firepit from above * Helmut is just getting the fire started, using numerous wood pallets. Some people are sitting around, obviuosly not yet needing the warmth of the flames. * 432 x 323 * (59KB)
  view of town  
  castle back pano  
  tower and wall  
  firepit from above  
sunset from castle * The sunset viewed from the Marienburg Niederfingen, with the crecent moon rising. * 684 x 235 * (34KB)
bikes morning * All the bikes sitting along side the castle in the morning light. * 358 x 432 * (55KB)
bikes tower evening * The bikes at the Left Lane club meeting alongside the castle wall and tower. * 320 x 406 * (49KB)
caped crusaders * Part of the group as they prepare to enter the mine with their hats and capes. Lots of Batman jokes going around. * 432 x 323 * (65KB)
  sunset from castle  
  bikes morning  
  bikes tower evening  
  caped crusaders  
train going into mine * Jim, Wolf, Elke and others on the train as it enters the mine. And, no, Jim is not asleep yet! * 432 x 323 * (52KB)
tunnel with tracks * One of the many tunnels we wandered down while on the tour of this iron mine. In the late 1800s this mine was the major industry of the area. * 314 x 432 * (42KB)
ceiling of tunnel * The iron bars supporting the ceiling of the tunnel. They are dripping with the lime seeping through the tunnels, creating a calcite coating which preserves them without rusting. So no worry that the ceiling will collapse on our heads! * 432 x 323 * (60KB)
group with stove in mine * Cheryl translating into English the importance of this stove which was cast here from iron from this mine. * 432 x 323 * (55KB)
  train going into mine  
  tunnel with tracks  
  ceiling of tunnel  
  group with stove in mine  
ore * A thick layer of ore visible in this cavern. When they tried to open this up, several miscalculations ended up with the whole area collapsing. However, the horizontal deposit of ore is clearly visible near the top of the photo (dark reddish area). * 432 x 323 * (61KB)
  ore  
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