Durlach on a Sunday afternoon

Gabriel woke up on Sunday and decided that he wanted to go to Durlach. He is quite obsessed with the tram system here and there is a tram that goes to Durlach. So after the family enjoyed a leisurely lunch at der Vogelbräu (perhaps the best German cooking we have had since moving to Karlsruhe), we boarded the Durlach tram. Durlach is a suburb of Karlsruhe and is a 15 minute ride away from the City's center. Once there, we decided to take the Turmbergbahn cable car up the hill to look around.




From there, you can walk up to Turmberg Tower and take in the lovely views of Karlsruhe and the nearby vineyards.

Afterwards, we walked around the adjacent garden where the children enjoyed playing with the brightly colored leaves that had fallen to the ground. Autumn here has really sparked the kids' senses - they have enjoyed looking at the landscape and picking up the acorns and chestnuts that are all over the streets and parks. The only comparable experience that they've had at home has been watching the leaves fall off the tree in front of our house in Oakland (that Alan really enjoys sweeping). Autumn in California is just different, where it is still between 60°-70° Fahrenheit. Let's just say that it's much cooler here.

After the kids had their fun, we took the Turmbergbahn back down the hill and walked around the town. Here are photos of some of the sites in town.


We bought the kids some eis after we noticed that their blood sugar was low (and got some coffee for ourselves). Then we headed home after we enjoyed our snacks.