Day 12: June 18

Today we took a bus, then a train to Tübingen. However  during this time of travel there was an extra sense of anxiety about using public transportation because the day prior the bus did not come to pick us up from our adventure to the Burg Hohenzollern.

Once we arrived safely and on time to  Tübingen we walked to the iconic picture spot, Neckar Bridge. After a few group photos we were sent to shop for a few hours however cause it was 9:30 in the morning many stores weren’t open. However we passed an eis shop that was calling my name. So I bought the best melon eis and ate eis for a post breakfast snack. 

After we shopped we met back at Neckar Bridge to go Punt Boating on the river! Boating was easily my favorite part of the day! I was a little nervous getting on the boat but once I sat down I was able to sit back, relax, and enjoy the warm summer sun. We had a great lunch on the boat and after lunch our boat driver who was also a teacher at the Gymnasium in Hechingen, let people drive the boat. I volunteered first and was the best at it. I had us going fast and in the right direction. I was able to steer really well, and I did not fall in! The next to try was Drake. He got us stuck in a tree. The boat driver almost fell off the boat trying to get us out of the tree. After drake was Hannah.  She did well… until she has to steer. Then things took a turn for the worst. Literally. She had us going down stream sideways. It was not easy to manage the punt so I applaud her for trying.  After Hannah, Herr Holland tried to drive and let’s just say I was dizzy after. He also had trouble steering so we spun in the boat about 5 times, almost crashed into a wall, and he almost fell in. Despite the nerve racking experience, it was filled with laughs and brought the people in the boat closer together. 

Next was our trip to Rittersport. We had to book it from the boat the bus, but we made it just in time. At Rittersport we bought tons of chocolate. One of my friends spent close to 100 dollars. The best part of Rittersport was making our own chocolate. I chose a dark chocolate base with marshmellows and m and m’s to add in. The instructor put too much liquid chocolate in my bowl so when I put my chocolate in the cast, it overflowed. However it left me lots of extra chocolate that was devoured on the walk to the bus stop. 

When I got home I helped Jenni make kaiserschmarrn for a snack. For dinner we went to a bonfire and roasted stockbrot, sausage, and s’mores while listening to some famous german songs. It was the perfect way to end the day.

-Dara Dversdall