Five Days in Limpach: Departure

...and the rest of that week.

O.K. and I left Limpach on Thursday (14 May 2026) after one last sumptuous and delicious breakfast. We really had enjoyed our time here, and I am certain that our third stay at this hotel wasn't the last.

Last morning picture from our patio at the hotel flat...

...and last look across our living/dining room there before leaving.

It was cold and windy, with rain and sun alternating on the drive home, which was trouble-free and took us the expected 2 1/2 hours.

Back home, some of the cards and presents we had received for our wedding.

After unpacking and loading the washing machine, we rested for a bit until it was time to pick up the food we'd ordered online at the nearby Indian restaurant. We took it to my Mum's and enjoyed a "welcome back" meal together.

Friday (15 May) was similarly cold, windy and a mix of rain and sunny spells. O.K. and I went into town for some errands and in the afternoon would have liked a nap, but it was very noisy in and around the house with people (not just children) trampling up and down the stairs, banging doors and talking/shouting/laughing loudly. Oh well, you can't avoid hearing your neighbours when you're in a semi with 7 flats altogether.

For the evening, I had booked a table for the two of us at a vegan restaurant in town. We've walked past there many times and I always wanted to try it. The food was very good, the service friendly and familiar (everyone is on first-name terms the moment they come in), and we enjoyed the evening.

Ludwigsburg market place that evening

It was still cold and windy on Saturday (16 May) at only 6C/42F in the morning, but sunny with no rain forecast. O.K. left around lunch time for home, and I pottered about a bit before I walked to Benningen late afternoon as part of my settling back in routine.

O.K. sent me this from his evening walk on Saturday...

...while I took this picture on my evening walk 150 km away from him.

My cousin and his wife were coming to visit my Mum on Sunday (17 May) on their way home (they live in Paris) after having visited his mother (my aunt) in Germany. It is always lovely to see them, and starting mid-afternoon with coffee and cake at my Mum's followed by dinner at a diner not far from my place we spent a pleasant time with them - a nice ending for my 2 weeks and 2 days off.

Poppies in a field near O.K.'s on that Sunday