A few years ago a bike path was constructed between the Eppstein "Stadtteile" (districts) of Vockenhausen and Ehlhalten. Today we took advantage of the nice weather and biked to the village of Ehlhalten, founded in the 11th century by a religious order, to look at their church, built in 1732 on the site of an older medieval chapel.
The church is dedicated to St. Michael, my youngest son's patron saint, so we appreciated the painting, statue, and stained glass window all depicting the archangel slaying the dragon Satan. On the Sunday after September 29 (Michaelmas), the Ehlhalteners celebrate their town festival.
The boys were eager to get back to Vockenhausen for an ice cream cone, but if you have time, you can also check out the old farmhouses on Gräfliche Straße.
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