Virtual cruise from Mainz along the river Main

It’s a little early for www.fraenkischer-weinfestkalender.de/weinfeste/frankens-groesstes-weinfest-in-volkach-2021;art18,1613185, but there are many places where we can all taste the vegan food and raise a glass or two before our outing. Why not visit this wonderful viewing platform?de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherndorfer_Lump

That set my one good toe tapping. Thanks for starting my day off with a ?

Yet first some music.

LINK > Adelheid (2 minutes 47 seconds)

Der Goldene Delfin has now moved to Volkach early this morning and is now moored.

Upon enquiry it was found that Der weiße Schwan, the coach that we travelled on for our overland trips from Würzburg is not available as it is on overland trip for another group.

However, a coach of the same type, Der weiße Pelikan, is on its way from Würzburg so as to take us on an overland shore excursion.

LINK > The route of Der weiße Pelikan

Very good!

MissAdventure

Are you up to something?
Are the lyrics funny?
You do make me smile.

Yes, the lyrics are funny, I was surprised, because Auf der Vogelwiese means On the bird meadow, so I thought - assumed that this was going to be some sort of homeland song about birds in the country air, that sort of thing.

However it appears that in the bird meadow an event was being held and there was a beer tent, and someone named Franz drank lots of beer. The somg relates that in the morning he was fit and well, but later, as the singing ends, he was "unter Tisch" - under (the) table!



LINK > musikguru.de/ernst-mosch/songtext-auf-der-vogelwiese-474787.html

Auf die Vogelwiese ging der Franz,
Weil er gern einen hebt,
Und bei Blasmusik und Tanz,
Hat er so viel erlebt.

Das Bier im Zelt war gut und herrlich kühl,
Darum trank der Franz viel zu viel,
Früh am Tag war er so frisch,
Doch Abends lag er unterm Tisch.

Das Bier im Zelt war gut und herrlich kühl,
Darum trank der Franz viel zu viel,
Früh am Tag war er so frisch,
Doch Abends lag er unterm Tisch.

Google translate gives the following.

Franz went to the Vogelwiese,
Because he likes to raise one
And with brass band music and dancing,
Has he experienced so much?

The beer in the tent was good and wonderfully cool,
That's why Franz drank far too much
Early in the day he was so fresh
But in the evening he lay under the table.

The beer in the tent was good and wonderfully cool,
That's why Franz drank far too much
Early in the day he was so fresh
But in the evening he lay under the table.

Maw in a Roemer glass!

Cheers, Maw (I think!)

eGJ

The most important item is the Rosenkranz Madonna which is beautiful and hanging from the chancel arch. ( carved in 1520s)

Thank you.

Here is a link to a video.

The video is in German but there are pictures.

LINK > Review of the robbery of the Madonna in Volkach 50 years ago (5 minutes 17 seconds)

Here is translation, using Google translate, of the notes supplied with the video.

> Review of the robbery of the Madonna in Volkach 50 years ago

> The most spectacular art theft of the post-war period in Germany took place in August 1962 in the Diocese of Würzburg. The Madonna figure from the pilgrimage chapel "Maria im Rosengarten" above the town of Volkach was stolen. The act happened from August 6th to 7th. The Madonna was released through a ransom payment of 100,000 Deutschmarks by the magazine "Stern", initiated by the editor-in-chief at the time, Henri Nannen. Ten years ago, when the crime was 40 years old, the ecumenical church magazine broadcast a film about the robbery and the happy return of the Riemenschneider Madonna. Among others, the well-known Würzburg press photographer and cameraman Hans Heer, who reported in 1962 for the regional daily newspaper Main Post in Würzburg, has his say. A look at our archive.

Prosit! Zum Wohl!

Just before we leave the areaStarDreamer a must is a visit here! www.gwf-frankenwein.de/node/10992# looking forward to the next stop?

I'll have the apple thingy.

eGJ

Volkach itself is charming and we can visit
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_im_Weingarten a lovely walk before drinking Franken wine ( or apfelschorle)

LINK > Apfelschorle

I'm sure we will.
I'm just a lazy, but appreciative passenger.
stardreamer is the brains behind the operation and planning.
Strange - I was listening to madonna when you posted that word, and was eating grapes when you posted that word.

g.co/kgs/9SdWsg see the nature reserve and the grapes!

Oh brilliant!
Thanks for that.
I love seeing those types of things - there are so many, too, in Germany.

Like the stuff of children's books when I was a child.
The buildings remind me of the pictures in 'The little match girl", which my aunt bought me.

The most important item is the Rosenkranz Madonna which is beautiful and hanging from the chancel arch. ( carved in 1520s)

Volkach itself is charming and we can visit
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_im_Weingarten a lovely walk before drinking Franken wine ( or apfelschorle)

We might end up going round the world.
Seeing all it has to offer from the comfort of our chairs.

Ooh good!
We're going then.

eGJ

Every year Miss A for about 35 years! The river here Main loop or Mainschliefe is worth travelling on from Volkach ( I know we’re not quite there yet) it is central for journeys to Switzerland or northern Germany…….beautiful towns and villages, good food and lovely apfelschorle for those who don’t drink!

Volkach is not on the mp that I have been using.

LINK > Map

Yet I found it using

LINK > www.google.com/maps

So, eGJ, we can stop at Volkach.

On the map that we are using, Volkach is at the far right end of that tiny loop that goes off to the east then back from some way north of Kitzingen.

Are there any overland side trips that you suggest please for when we are moored at Volkach please?

Are you up to something?
Are the lyrics funny?
You do make me smile.

I tried to cheat and turn on the subtitles to that last song, Stardreamer but alas, it translated it to Spanish and I don't understand that, either.

Thanks, eGj
Wow, every year!

Mind you, we went to cornwall every year when I was little.