"Guten Tag!" as they say here in Deutschland. This morning - or early afternoon - we awoke to the view of a beautiful sunny German hillside out the window. After a delicious homemade breakfast of scrambled eggs with garlic and sausage, we hopped a boat down the Neckar River, which is a major tributary of the River Rhine. Although it was sunny for the most part, it was quite windy and very chilly. The boat ride began by bringing us under the Old Bridge, which was built in 1788. As we continued we went through two different locks and dams up the River and past the Black Forest...which, by the way, is enormous. There were many campsites just off the river, and we were surprised to see how close they were to public facilities and rural housing. We also saw quite a few people fishing in the river and one man playing guitar on the bank. As we passed the Black Forest we discussed the tales of unicorns in habiting the forest... we looked, but didn't see any. We went past the Heidelberg Castle..."the Schloss." This castle was built as the residence for the Prince Electors of the Palatinate, and later suffered destruction during the French Invasions.
As many people are aware the World Cup is being held in Germany this year, and it's hard not to notice. Everywhere you go there are billboards, signs, flags, and I even saw a few people walking around with souvenir soccer balls. And for those interested, the national World Cup slogan is "Wir sind am Ball!" which means, "We're on the ball!" Very clever.
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