Day 20: June 26

We started the day by going to school and visiting classes for the first hour of school. We then met at the bus stop outside the school where some family members of some of the host families were waiting for us to take us to the hiking spot. In the car that I was in, we stopped on the side of the road to take a picture by the sign with “Killer” printed on it, because that was the name of the city.

After everyone was at the hiking spot, we walked down to the spot where we would begin our tour of Nebelhöhle, a cave system that had been discovered twice by two different villages. Our tour guide took us through the freezing cold cave, showing us stalagmites and stalagmites and other cool things within it.

When we got back, we took a small break before starting our hike to Schloss Lichtenstein. During the hike, it unfortunately started to rain. We walked the rest of the way to a little restaurant and sat there for a little bit before walking up to the castle. 

We got to walk around and look at the parts of the castle. Unfortunately, we were not able to go inside of the castle, but the views from the top were very beautiful. We waited back down at the restaurant for our partners to arrive. A couple of us went back, but everybody else went on a ropes course through the trees. I was a part of the group who went back, and Jaidyan and I went to Kaufland, or as the Germans call it, the smallest country in the world. We bought groceries along with snacks, and we even found Root Beer and Dr. Pepper. Later in the evening, I checked into my flight and packed my suitcase to leave tomorrow.

Shelby Hart