Yes, David, I remember those erasers. I think you can still buy them (although I haven't looked lately).
On Sunday, we went to Heidelburg. We didn't go into the castle, just saw it from a distance. We walked around the city, did lots of window shopping, and finished up the day with a walk along the Neckar River. It was very nice.
Yesterday, after Hannah got home from school, we went to Speyer and visited the Cathedral. It is very beautiful and different from the "typical" Cathedral. No flying buttresses holding it up! After that, more shopping (mostly window) along the main street.
Today we went to see Trifels Burg, an old castle on top of a mountain. Even though we could drive almost all the way up, to get to the castle still involved a hefty uphill hike of about 30 minutes. We were all huffing and puffing at the end! It was worth it though, the view was beautiful. Afterwards, we had lunch in Annweiler. Then I came home and collapsed and took a nap!
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PS, Fiona, congrats on 2000 posts!