Happy 1st Birthday, Siri! We are thinking of our niece/cousin on her birthday, so I thought I’d start this post with a little birthday message for her!
We spent our first weekend in Europe visiting Lake Constance. On Friday we drove to Bregenz, Austria, because Martin had the opportunity to attend a Passivhaus conference. Christian, Carl, Andrew and I spent the afternoon visiting different playgrounds, and walking through the city’s pedestrian zone. I loved being back in Austria if only for one day, and really wish we had time to go to Vienna.
Today we drove along the Swiss side of Lake Constance to the city of Konstanz. We could see the Alps as we drove along. It was a beautiful day. It was fun to be back in Konstanz, where I studied as an exchange student. We visited the University I attended and saw where I had lived. Then we met Rainer and Carola on the Island of Mainau. Insel Mainau is a beautiful park with extensive gardens. Due to air and water currents, it has a very temperate climate where even palm trees grow. We had great weather and lots of fun walking all over the island. Then we took the car ferry to Meersburg, where we ate supper. Meersburg is a beautiful old town, right on the shores of Lake Constance and surrounded by vineyards. We watched the sun set over the Lake before driving home. It was lovely.
We spent our first weekend in Europe visiting Lake Constance. On Friday we drove to Bregenz, Austria, because Martin had the opportunity to attend a Passivhaus conference. Christian, Carl, Andrew and I spent the afternoon visiting different playgrounds, and walking through the city’s pedestrian zone. I loved being back in Austria if only for one day, and really wish we had time to go to Vienna.
Today we drove along the Swiss side of Lake Constance to the city of Konstanz. We could see the Alps as we drove along. It was a beautiful day. It was fun to be back in Konstanz, where I studied as an exchange student. We visited the University I attended and saw where I had lived. Then we met Rainer and Carola on the Island of Mainau. Insel Mainau is a beautiful park with extensive gardens. Due to air and water currents, it has a very temperate climate where even palm trees grow. We had great weather and lots of fun walking all over the island. Then we took the car ferry to Meersburg, where we ate supper. Meersburg is a beautiful old town, right on the shores of Lake Constance and surrounded by vineyards. We watched the sun set over the Lake before driving home. It was lovely.
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