Saturday was one of those travel days when all we could do was pivot. An early morning outing on the lake was delayed by fog, so we did laundry instead, and stumbled on a local farmer’s market.
Later, when we finally did catch the ferry to Meersburg, the old city was completely closed off for a Medieval Faire, but the time on the water and the old buildings we managed to see were worth the trip.
Albeit a popular tourist attraction, Meersburg is a charming Medieval town.
The coastline and the hills all around the Bodensee are covered with vineyards and apple orchards. With the climate and humidity from the water, I imagine growing conditions are similar to Northern California.
Ferries are constantly crossing the Bodensee…
… taking tourists and locals alike from shore to shore.
Since Meersburg was crowded, Jean was a good sport about driving us to Freidrichshafen, the next town on the eastern side of the Bodensee and the origin of the Zeppelin. We didn’t make it to the Zeppelin museum, but we did see a number of blimps in the sky.
Finally, another ferry back from one side of the lake to the other, this time to Romanshorn, Switzerland, as the sun was setting to the west.
Of course, when we arrived back at the hotel, we heard the news about the war in Israel, and now, carry the sadness about all the death and destruction with us. Seems like no matter where we go, Jews are always fighting for our lives. Sunday takes us deeper into Switzerland. We will miss our friends and the Bodensee, but the mountains await us.
