This past weekend I had the extreme fortune to venture to the Bodensee, the big lake in southern Germany that borders Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with Pia who happens to live there. We arrived Saturday evening after meeting up with some friends of hers who drove us down from the Stuttgart airport. As she was giving me the grand tour of the town she said, "It's like living in paradise." I couldn't agree more. There were orchards evverywhere and as we were strolling along we would occassionally snag an apple to enjoy, the views were unbelievable, the mountains majestic, it truly was like being in paradise.
Sunday morning we woke up, at breakfast and then went to church. The service was held outside in a park overlooking the lake. After church we went to the "beach" for juggling, sunning, and swimming. It was fantastic. That night we went to the house of one of Pia's friends and played cards. To get there I rode a bike and Pia roller bladed. Baller. Did I mention that we crossed a state line as well?
Monday morning we woke up and took a boat across the lake to Austria. Then we climbed a mountain. Yeah, you can just decide to climb mountains on a whim when you are on the Bodensee. You can even decide to climb them in another country. But seeing as how I had already climbed mountains in Germany and Switzerland, Austria was the obvious choice.
When we returned to Kressbronn, Pia's town, Pia and I cooked homemade kaesespaetzle. Basically the german version of macaroni and cheese. But we made the pasta. Well, Pia made the pasta. I made the onions. It was so tasty. After our extremely satisfying dinner, we opted to take a night time swim.
Tuesday morning the first thing on the agenda was taking Kitty, Pia's cat, to the vet. After that excursion we played the guitar and sang a few songs before hitting the beach once again. Jumping and diving from the pier, swimming, sun and general merriement were enjoyed before I caught the train back to Tuebingen that afternoon. It was wonderful to get to spend a little time in paradise as my last trip before leaving Germany.
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