\n\t\t\t\tElectors Castle and rose gardens, Eltville, Germany\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nAlong the Rhine there’s a pleasant promenade beneath an arbour of pollarded trees.\u00a0 In their early spring nakedness I found them amusing.\u00a0 I’ve seen pollarded trees before, but not as bulbous as these here in Eltville, which have been cut back quite severely.\u00a0 The amputated branch stumps are nobbly in the dormant season, but I’m assured that the compact, leafy canopy that grows in spring and summer creates a spot for romantic rendezvous beside the Rhine.<\/p>\nPollarded trees on the Rhine promenade, Eltville<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nEltville.\u00a0 In the mid-nineteenth century some of its winegrowers left this lovely village to make the long journey across land to Hamburg, then to make the long journey across the seas to Australia, where they would plant vines and make wine in their new homeland.\u00a0 But the descendants of those who stayed in Eltville have kept their town beautiful and inviting.\u00a0 I doubt anyone would want to leave this lovely place now.\u00a0 Unless they’re a tourist, like me.<\/p>\n
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In recent months I discovered that my husband and sons are descended from a German couple who came to Australia in 1856 from Eltville, Germany.\u00a0 Now, I’ve just been to Eltville, and found it a lovely restored town along the German Timber-Frame Road (Deutsche Fachwerkstrasse), a tourist route passing through towns where houses are half-timbered.\u00a0 … <\/p>\n
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