Kelheim today 2

The 2 previous pictures are of the site of the 1987-1994 excavations, and the hillside overlooking the excavation. One of the 2 little peaked houses in the midst of the many larger dwellings is the little cottage that Pete, Chris, Nick and I lived the first year of the excavation. That was the year that Nat and Lev lived with the team in the "Turkenheim" down near the Hochst chemical plant. Now the Hochst is Kelheim Fibres, and the Turkenheim has disappeared! It's very nostalgic being back here in Kelheim - I was remembering how Nat's friend (was it Howard?) stayed at the nearby Gasthaus, but everyone thought he snuck back and stayed at the Turkenheim (I'm wondering why ANYONE would think that given the abysmal conditions there); I washed our clothes by hand in a bucket up at the little house, and got blisters on my knuckles trying to scrub the loess out of blue jeans. How Nick's ended up standing up stiffly in the back of the van because they had got so muddy and been left there with the finds! Also, that was the year that the little "siebenschlafer" got into our bathroom, and we had no clue what that little mouse with the huge ears was! We stuffed towels along the door to Nick and Chris's bedroom, and left the house door open opposite the bathroom. Thank goodness, the little creature must have scurried out before dawn, because he was gone when we got up in the morning.