Because of the lapse in the rainy weather, H and I venture out and took a long drive to a truck-stop fleamarket. We found a heavy, old bronze plaque of a fish. Right away, it made me think of the archaeopteryx or that fish everyone thought was extinct since millions of years until one turned up in a fishing net.
This bronze is an impression of a rather famous fossil, too, however, a kind of catfish that existed during the jurassic era. Afterwards, we toured the nearby town of Werneck, known for its baroque castle.
The sprawling complex hosts a hospital and psychiatric clinic, and I had always guessed that grounds were off limits to the casual visitor, but this was not the case. This imposing and functional monument is another homage in the area to Balthasar Neumann whose grand embellishments and engineering innovations defined baroque architecture are found in building elements throughout Franconia.
