8 June 2009

Hallole!  (Practicing my German.  Not bad, eh?)

• After a quiet breakfast at Sofie and Gerd’s, we drove to Sigmaringen to view another castle.  It wasn’t nearly as impressive as the one we saw yesterday.
• We then drove to Steinhausen, a very small town not too far away, to see the church that many consider “the most beautiful village church in the world.”  It didn’t disappoint, with beautiful paintings on the ceiling and intricate decorations throughout the space.  Here’s an upshot-selfer (yes, Mike, I love these types of pics):

• We then drove to Schussenried for some lunch at a brewery.
• After lunch, we took a tour of their “bierkrugmuseum.”  On display were over 1200 beer steins from across several centuries.  It was pretty cool, actually.
• Our next stop was Meersburg, a town on a lake in southern Germany.  While we at cake and drank coffee, we could see the Swiss Alps and watch various ferry boats cross the lake, transporting people and cars.
• We then drove back to Sigmaringen for some dinner.  I had the Jaegerschnitzel, which was yum.  The rain started to fall as we left the restaurant and accompanied us on our whole way home.
• Once home, we started planning for the rest of the week.  Our plans include a visit to Salzburg, and perhaps a stop in Munich if the weather is agreeable tomorrow.  Here’s hoping for sunshine!!

I may not have internet access for the next few days, so this could be the last TraveLog update for a bit.  I’ll have my iPod Touch with me, so perhaps I can log on and give some brief synopses of the days’ activities while away from Sofie and Gerd’s (no pics would be included, though, unfortunately).

Tschuessi!!