If any of you have read our story, or my profile then you will know that Stephan comes from Germany. More precisely, Stephan comes from a small city in southern Germany called Konstanz.
See it at the bottom in blue?
Konstanz sits on the border of Switzerland AND Austria. Which is awesome because since Switzerland is only 10 minutes away, Stephan's Dad sends us Swiss Chocolate all the time. Konstanz also sits on a lake, Bodensee. This lake also shares its borders with Austria and Switzerland. But since Konstanz is the largest city on the lake, everyone calls it Lake Konstanz. You can see the Swiss Alps on the other side of the lake. Konstanz is a VERY old city and has some of the oldest churches in Germany, as well as in Europe. There is the new section of Konstanz, and the old section. It also happens to be very beautiful, and sometimes I wonder why Stephan left it.
On the lake are two islands. One is called the flower island. Its a huge island full of gardens for everyone to go see, and a castle. The castle is owned by a duke. The duke happens to be good friends with Stephan's brother, and plays in a band with him. Isn't that crazy?!!! Stephan took my parents here when they were in Konstanz, the first time they met. Stephan, through the duke, was going to get them inside the castle but there was a wedding occurring so they couldn't get in. Its also called Mainau island.
The second island is called the vegetable island. Here is where farmers grow their crops! I couldn't find a picture of it.
In the winter in Konstanz there are Christmas markets that sell all sorts of crafts. In the summer there are wine fests and all sorts of festivals. And of course, Octoberfest! Not to mention, there are lots of old castles in the area to go see! Like this one:
This is Newschwanstein Castle, within a few hours of Konstanz. This also happens to be the castle Walt Disney based his on.
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