We boarded the bus
early in the morning for our furthest field trip, our tour to the Bodensee (Lake Constance),
which is the largest lake in Europe and is shared by three countries: German, Austria and Switzerland. It was a beautiful day and despite some stop
and go traffic on the Autobahn we made it to the Pfahlbauten (stilt houses) in
Unteruhldingen, which is an archeological outdoor museum, almost in time for
our guided tour. We had a funny German guy who gave the tour in English and
showed us houses, tools, jewelry, attire etc… from the Stone Age and the Bronze
Age (4000 to 850 BC). The reason why all these things were relatively well
preserved for such a long time is that the people built their houses on stilts (they
were fishermen) and the objects preserved very well under the water in the sand
for several thousand years until they were found by archeologists. It was
incredible to find out how smart and crafty these people were 3000-6000years
ago. Fun fact: A man in those days needed to eat about 5000 calories, because
they burned so many calories each day just to provide food and shelter for
their families.
After our tour, some of
us went swimming in the beautiful waters of the lake and enjoyed a delicious
lunch in a nearby café. Later we boarded the bus again and went on to Meersburg
a picturesque small town surrounded by vineyards. Once there, we toured the
town and admired the beautiful houses, the old and the new castle, and the
shops and little cafes with their delicacies that we can only dream of in the
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An incoming storm
provided us with a nice change in colors of the water and the sky, and we left
a bit early to escape the rain. We made a short stop at the baroque church in
Birnau and then returned after a fun filled day to Goeppingen. Thanks to Frau
Blennemann and Frau Wasnick for this great day!!
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