Meersburg and Konstanz

Hello again! A few weeks ago we took a field trip to the towns of Meersburg and Konstanz on Lake Bondesee (or Lake Constance). It was a beautiful day and the towns were adorable and very old. Switzerland, Austria, and Germany all border Lake Bondesee. I would have really enjoyed the field, however, most of us were utterly exhausted that day so it was hard to really get into the things they had us doing. In Meersburg we first had to tour the old castle that was there. This sounds glamorous, but it really wasn't. Plus our tour guide's English wasn't great, so she took an extremely long time giving the tour and we were all getting impatient and hungry. Luckily after that we got to go to the wine festival that was going on in town. There were multiple stalls to taste wine and some live music. It was very nice. I tried curry wurst there for the first time too. For those of you who don't know, curry wurst is a very special, yummy dish that I believe originated in Berlin. It is my new favorite food. Period. Well, behind poutine at that Hawthorne food cart...

Anyways, after that we took the ferry over to Konstanz where they had us do a self-guided tour of the city. We were all pretty anxious to get it over with though. But the town was great despite our moods, especially the giant münster (cathedral) and the waterfront area, complete with a giant rotating statue of "Imperia". It commemorates the Council of Constance (1414-1418) and she hold in her hands Pope Martin V and Emperor Sigismund. Don't ask me any more details than that.

Soon to come will be my tales of Berlin and Riga!
Tschüs!