Cave Visit

Well, today's forecast was for rain. And they were right. It rained pretty much all day. So, we put off the castle visit and went to a "cave" on the edge of Idar Oberstein. It is actually tunnels that were made mining for gems and semi precious stones. The tour was about an hour and the showed how the mining was done and remnants of the gems. There was topaz, jasper, amethyst, and agates of all sizes. It was pretty interesting to see the large agate deposits and the various gems and crystals. Got the rest of our paperwork done today on the car so we can officially drive now. Below are a couple of pictures from the underground gem mine.



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Location:Idar Oberstein