The nightwatchman's rounds

Doris invited me to go on a tour of Homburg, a town near our village. The walking tour focused on architecture from the baroque period. It started out with an hour lecture about the time period. Apparently, there was a regiment of soldiers from this area that fought for the Americans in the Revolutionary war. They were part of the group of Germans, recruited by the French army that arrived in Yorktown at the end of the war. We got to see some period uniforms, weapons, and eat some food from that time.

We then moved outside for the walking tour. It was nice to see Homburg through history's eyes. I didn't realize how old that city is. Many of the buildings in the old part of town are from the 1600s-1700s. We walked the path the Nightwatchman walked and it was easy to imagine what it might have been like back then. Of course, the night wouldn't have been complete without a stop at the ice cream shop, two scoops of Italian ice cream, dark chocolate, and hazelnut.

This picture was of one of the tour guides in costume. We were out until 11pm walking around time....crazy.