We checked on my ticket to Ulm, went to Lichtenberg Castle in Kusel, had lunch at this nice Asian place and visited two other places in downtown Kaiserslautern including the Japanischer Garten (Japanese Garden) and I went to a public park called The Gartenschau while she picked up the kids and took them to ball practice. The most fun part for me during the day was The Gartenschau because it's a little quirky.
Now, if you're like me and you're the type that likes a little splash of quirky in your travels, especially if you're travelling with kids in your group, the Gartenschau could be a good fit. It's a large public park with tons of playgrounds including some equipment that uses water, a skate park, and other fun things. There's a long walking path which has Dinosaur sculptures scattered throughout. The walking paths are very nice and there are some great flower landscaping layouts. It's a great place to take some time, put your feet up and enjoy some really nice weather.
There's also a little shop where you can buy drinks, food and treats, which is pretty affordable. And of course you just HAVE to take a selfie with a dinosaur. Because who else can say they've done that?
There is a small entrance fee, 6 Euros I believe, but it's worth it because you can spend so much time there.
The Lichtenberg Castle or Kusel Castle is about 30 minutes outside of Kaiserslautern. It's a very nice castle that is still mostly intact. It includes a nice little restaurant, a youth hostel and a great view of the surrounding valley which is very nice. Built in 1200 a family called the Veldenz owned it until 1444 it remains standing and takes a half hour to go through. It became a duchy seat, and then was taken over by the French and was turned over to the city of Kusel in 1971 when restoration on the building began. They've done a pretty awesome job and a museum of natural history is on the grounds as well.
The Japanese Garden is beautiful, very peaceful and great to see. Being able to spend some time there and just relax for a minute in nature made the eight Euro worth it. there were tons of different gardens, a gorgeous waterfall and huge koi in the koi pond.
Today we also went to another castle called Burg Eltz, about two hours outside of Kaiserslautern. It's very pretty and I'd highly recommend checking out the small towns around the area and making a full day of it, but I liked these other places mentioned above a little better.
That's all for today.
Until next time,
Avery Cropp
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