A fabulous and very fine cast iron decoration on a huge gate. I speak a very small amount of Fr e nch, but no German. This was of great concern to me as I didn't want to seem rude. So many Briti sh p eople assume that the rest of the world speak E ngli sh. I had hurriedly l earned the usual - please , thank you, g o od day . . . but still felt bad. After a brief flight I landed at Frankfurt airport and was met by a lovey tax i driver booked to take me to my hotel in Weinheim, who was very happy to practise his English on me . . . . After a couple of hours rest I was picked up by Per, my host f rom Freudenberg Vilene (Vliesoline in the rest of the wor ld). Per drove me into Weinhiem old town to show m e around. A lot of the arch i techture is quite G othic. There were lots of fabulous towers, you could imagine Rapun zel at the top of the tower, letting down her long hair . . . A lot of the buildings still have the original wooden decorations. Great for '