Exploring Bad Friedrichshall

It was so great being greeted by Heidi and Jens the moment we stepped out of the airport! We jumped into the car and took off on the Autobahn toward their home, The autobahn has unrestricted speeds—watching the speedometer climb to 160 km/h while being overtaken by other cars. Just saying...glad Bob wasn't driving!
This is our second visit to this region and we have already explored the Motor museums ( Audi and Mercedes) that this area is famous for so in the afternoon we took a short trip over to the next town Bad Wimpfen. Wandering through its picturesque, winding cobblestone alleys, admiring the iconic half-timbered houses, and taking in views of the Blue Tower .
​On Saturday morning we visited the
​The Salt Mine (Salzbergwerk Bad Friedrichshall): We went down 180 meters underground into the historic salt mine. It was an incredible experience walking through the massive crystal chambers, watching the laser shows, and sliding down the underground mine slides.
​Back above ground, we went to watch the Motor Man event, think tough mudder! Watching the racing and seeing crazy Germans push through the gruelling 18km mud and obstacle challenges, brought amazing atmosphere to Bad Friedrichshall. Feeling exhausted after watching the events we treated ourselves to the local speciality spaghetti ice cream. It's an iconic dish that mimics spaghetti.

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