We are back in Switzerland in a little village near Zollikofen. Zollikofen is where the Swiss Temple is loacated. We were facinated with the homes in the village. Most of them are big barns at one end the the homes at the other end.
The people that we were staying with took us to feed the goats. The goats saw us coming and welcomed us. I really think that they wanted the bread that they knew we had.
The cows in the village wear cow bells--it is wonderful to listen to all of the different tones that come from the bells. When we went to bed that night we could still hear the bells ringing from all directions in the village.
On our way out of Switzerland we saw the town Oberdorf. Oberdorf is a town of Don's ancestors. It was thrilling to be there and see the things that surround the town.
This picture was taken in Schwangau. We got a kick out of seeing the cows herded by a man on a bicycle.
Part of Schwangau
The city gate of Fussen
King Ludwig's Castle (Father's Castle)
The city gate of Fussen
King Ludwig's Castle (Father's Castle)We hiked up to this castle which sits high on a hill. It is beautifully restored. They wouldn't allow us to take pictures inside, but the gardens and outside are beautiful.
Next we went to Crazy Ludwig's Castle--(Son's Castle) It is nearby the father's castle, but on a different very high hill. We rode in the horsedrawn buggy about 3/4 of the way up and then hiked the rest of the way. Again we couldn't take pictures inside the castle. We could take pictures out of the open windows.
Next we visited the Black Forest. We found this cuckoo clock that is exactly like the one that Don brought home from his first mission in Germany. It is considered an antique now--they no longer make this particular clock.
In the Black Forest
This was another castle that we visited. As most of the castles here in Germany they are built on the top of the highest hill around. We rode in a shuttle bus most of the way to the top to see this one. This castle has been destroyed and restored many times, but dates back to the 1400s.
Next we went to Crazy Ludwig's Castle--(Son's Castle) It is nearby the father's castle, but on a different very high hill. We rode in the horsedrawn buggy about 3/4 of the way up and then hiked the rest of the way. Again we couldn't take pictures inside the castle. We could take pictures out of the open windows.
Next we visited the Black Forest. We found this cuckoo clock that is exactly like the one that Don brought home from his first mission in Germany. It is considered an antique now--they no longer make this particular clock.
In the Black Forest
This was another castle that we visited. As most of the castles here in Germany they are built on the top of the highest hill around. We rode in a shuttle bus most of the way to the top to see this one. This castle has been destroyed and restored many times, but dates back to the 1400s.
The last city we stayed in is Ludwigsburg which is also a city of Don's ancestors. He served his first mission in and around Ludwigsburg. We visited the Ludwigsburg Palace. We especially enjoyed the vast gardens.
We have returned to our apartment by the Temple. In Fourteen days of travel we put over 3,000 miles on the car, stayed in ten different places and visited four different countries.
We start work again on Tuesday and are looking forward to it. We got home in time to go to a party in Frankfurt for all of the senior missionaries that are serving in and around Frankfurt. We had a great time as we celebrated the 4th of July. We ate good old American Picnic food, heard the Declaration of Independence read and sang "God Bless America". There weren't many dry eyes there when we were through singing that wonderful song.
Thank you for letting us share are adventures with you.
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!
One last picture of the gardens at Ludwigsburg
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