What a fantastic outing! Today we took the train to Ulm and
walked straight downtown to the “Ulmer Muenster” (Cathedral), which is the
tallest cathedral in the world and took over 700 years to build. It was a
beautiful day and we climbed the 780 steps to the top where we enjoyed
breathtaking views. After a tour of the cathedral and a lunch, we took the bus
to a place by the Iller (a river that flows into the Danube)
where two guides of an outdoor company was waiting for us with our canoes.
After some important instructions on how to paddle and steer we were let lose
with two guides in boats of 4-5 at a time. We canoed about 3.5 km to a beach
where we pulled out the boats and went floating in the fantastically cooling
river. We had so much fun and I was quite impresses with our kids’ canoeing
skills!! Then back into the boats and another 2.5 km to Ulm. We canoed into Ulm (a fantastic way to
get into Ulm…), then got out, dried off, changed and walked to the oldest part
of town where we viewed the crooked house which is now “Hotel Schiefes Haus”.
Another unique fact we learned today, the Danube
flows through 10 countries, can you name them??
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