Yesterday we took the train to a big lake called Schluchsee in the Black Forest (Schwarzwald). “See” means lake. “Schwarz” is black and “wald” is forest.
Skipper Sasha and Captain Katie taking turns driving our paddleboat on Schluchsee.
We rented a paddleboat and toured the lake. Then we got back on the train and went to a very busy tourist town called Titisee. We had ice cream cones and walked around. We saw lots of cuckoo clocks for sale. Then we got back on the train again and came home.
Dad and Mom relaxing in the back of the boat.
Today is a holiday in Germany. It’s Pentecost Holiday. The German kids go to school until the end of July. But these next two weeks they have vacation from school.
After lots of rain, the weather finally got warm. So today I finished my math assignments and now I will ride my bike into Kirchzarten and go swimming at the pool this afternoon.
I read all my Idaho mining history information. It was interesting. We are going to tour the salt mines near Salzburg, Austria in June when my sister’s friend, Cassidy Baumgartner, will be visiting us. “Salz” means salt and “burg” means town.
The mines are some of the oldest in the world. People used the salt to preserve food like meat and pickles. They have been mining the salt near Salzburg for 7,000 years! The salt mines made Salzburg one of the richest cities in the world at one time.
After lots of rain, the weather finally got warm. So today I finished my math assignments and now I will ride my bike into Kirchzarten and go swimming at the pool this afternoon.
I read all my Idaho mining history information. It was interesting. We are going to tour the salt mines near Salzburg, Austria in June when my sister’s friend, Cassidy Baumgartner, will be visiting us. “Salz” means salt and “burg” means town.
The mines are some of the oldest in the world. People used the salt to preserve food like meat and pickles. They have been mining the salt near Salzburg for 7,000 years! The salt mines made Salzburg one of the richest cities in the world at one time.
This is a picture from the internet of tourists going down the big slides in the salt mines near Salzburg. My mom has been there and she told me that we go down big wooden slides to get to the different levels underground just like the miners did hundreds of years ago. Salzburg is famous for the “Sound of Music” movie and it is also where Mozart is from.
I am standing in front of the church in a nearby
village called Buchenbach.
One day my mom and I went on a walk to a little nearby town called Buchenbach. Then we walked on some trails through farmland and saw rabbits on one of the farms. We also saw little bighorn sheep only they were really small and were on a farm, they weren’t wild. We also saw some goats on another farm. There are cows everywhere and gasthauses (guest houses) where people stop on their bikes or from hiking and have a snack and drink outside.
The rabbits on a farm outside our town.
We stopped at a farm and bought apples and dried apples and giant, plate-sized spinach leaves. They were huge!
Hi Sasha! It sounds like you are having a wonderful time! Thank you for sharing all your experiences. You will never forget this. Is life more interesting than going to school in Boise? ~ Gail Vaughan
ReplyDeleteCouldn't be more interesting than going to school in Boise! (Hee Hee!)
ReplyDeleteWe have finally signed on and have now read all of your blogs.
Is this the way we communicate with you or are we suppose to "blog" you?
You are teaching ME instead of me teaching YOU!
We miss you!
Found a Viking sweatshirt in lost and found that Rich thinks is yours. Let us know!
Are you 16 hours later than we are?
Yes, we can communicate this way. First, I think the sweatshirt is mine, could Rich hold on to it for me?
ReplyDeleteAnd no, we aren't 16 hours behind, we're eight hours ahead of you. It is nine on Tuesday evening as we write this and for you it is only one in the afternoon on Tuesday.
I picked my animal for the project. It's Germany's wild boar. My mom and I will go on our slow internet tomorrow and get information.
I miss you guys a lot. I hope school's going well. We'll try an post some more blog stuff tomorrow morning, too.
By the way, the Kirchzarten pool is awesome. They have five pools (one with a whirlpool and waves), three diving boards, one huge slide and a big lawn that could probably fit five more pools. It also has a volleyball court, ping pong and a soccer field.
I will take pictures at the pool and add it to the blog.
See you later!!
Sasha
sasha i luv u this is dad
ReplyDeletehey sasha i luve u
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