As I mentioned in the earlier post, I had a half day on Friday. This was because we traveled to Bodensee again, to see Constanz the city. Melanie had a doctor's appointment in Singen, which is half way there, so we picked her up on the day and drove on. Oh, and Rolf, Frau Reinl's boyfriend is in for the weekend, so he was there too.
Constanz is pretty, old and yesterday it was kind of warm. I took lots of pics and napped on the way back home. But we mostly just wandered around, which was fine with me. They have a small Sea World there, but we didn't go. I think the highlight of the trip was seeing the cathedral.
The cathedral was originally built, I think, like 600 years A.D. Then over the centuries, people kept expanding it (tastefully), so it's a mixture of architectural styles. But its a very open cathedral which was the best. For example, you could pretty much anywhere for free. I visited the cloister, and the catacombs and a private chapel. None of these areas are usually open to the public, except at a price. The tower had a fare, which we paid, but it was much cheaper than Vienna and an easier climb than Freiburg. The first level of the tour was basically on the roof and balcony above the city. Very cool. Then the second level was really the tower and had these tiny balconies you could stand in. The highest point was closed, which was dumb, but the other views were amazing, so I wasn't too sour about it.
After the cathedral, we went down to the waterfront. There were a lot of ships and sail boats. But I've noticed one thing. In the States, we have Canadian geese. In Germany, they have swans. I watched a swan chase a mallard duck yesterday, it was funny. From the water front, we visited a mall briefly. This way Rolf could watch a little World Cup and the rest of us looked in various shops. I found some discounted chocolate with weird rabbits on it. There's a picture on FB if you want to see.
The one notable item I did buy, was a Little Man for my Aunt Becky. I couldn't resist and he's holding a book like the gnome in the poster I found (there's also a pic on FB) that she really liked. He's very small, so I don't think he'll break in transport and was somehow cheaper than buying the gnome napkins. I'm proud of my purchase, but I don't think Ron'll be too happy.
Sooo...we really just wandered around and took pictures. I also had a scoop of real chocolate ice cream. It was disappointing. There wasn't near enough chocolate. But the cone was nice. Once we were back in the car, I was glad to sit down. We drove around the island Reichnau on the way home. I'm not sure why Reichnau is an island, because its definitely attached to the lake coast. Its a peninsula if anything. But its somehow considered an island here. You may wonder why its special...they grow vegetables there. And by vegetables, they include watermelon and apples.
I totally took a nap on the way back. I kept waking up a little during it and realizing my mouth was open, so I'd close it. But we stopped by the grocery store on the way home and once home I laid in bed until dinner was ready. The sausages we ate tasted like our sausage links. I told them this and that we eat them for breakfast, and my family laughed. But oh well. There was garlic bread, too and that was pretty satisfactory. But small.
Spent the evening writing, watching soccer. Then I went to start getting ready for bed. This involved sorting my pictures. At this time, Victoria sent me an instant message that surprised me. She ended up getting on Skype and I got to talk with Dad, her and Ryan. It was a really nice surprise. Dad got a haircut, Vic got her cartilage pierced and Ryan's taking Katie on a date to PF Chang's. It was a little weird because I was in bed in my pj's and they were nearing dinner time and Dad was heading off to work (damn union). But, and don't hold this over my head, I went to bed super happy and was sorry to end the conversation. So there.
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