Today we got to reach Friedrichshafen, what should be in the bounds of possibility by bike.
At first we stopped at the wonderful rococo monastery church Birnau now being situated in vineyards of grapevines with mature grapes.
Next stop were the lake dwellings of Unter-Uhldingen. Actually these dwellings are a reconstruction. Maybe this reconstruction (huts on stilts over the water line) is wrong. True: The Lake Constance already was populated at prehistoric times and at all shores of this lake are remnants of these dwellings under the water line today. The archaeologists of Unter-Uhldingen assumed that these were built over the water line, since they were raised on stilts. The archaeologists of the village of Arbon on the lake bank opposite assume that they were on the shore and just built in this fashion because the ground was swampy. The prehistoric builder of these dwellings should have built them - on the shore or not - on long stilts anyway: There are no daily tides, but especially in spring when the snow in the mountains is melting, the water level of the Lake Constance can get rather high. So long stilts only could be of advantage. In there were stilts on the shore as we have it today the remnants of those probably would be gone today.
Next stop was the historic city of Meersburg, where we had an apple must and - on a park-bench with a beautiful lake view - our lunch. Interesting: The Fritz Preiss - http://littlequarry.blogspot.com/ - painted the castle of Meersburg on his picture post card of the thirties exaktly from the same direction from where I took the photo.
Passing the nice little port of Hagnau we came to a winery, where some winegrowers were delivering their grapes. Luckily the winery had got a shop, so we could buy an excellent bottle of a good vintage year for the night.
Eventually we reached Friedrichshafen. This is a mayor city, where once the airship Zeppelin was invented and built. During World war I and II there were developed armaments industry, which had the follow-up of a couple of massive airstrikes during world war II. In 1944 the historical center was almost completely destroyed. This is the reason for its present architecture, which is shaped by the plain style of the fifties. The Zeppelin Museum - a building in the architectural style of Bauhaus - survived the intensive bombardment. In the tallest building of the fifties on the highest floor is a nice restaurant with a beautiful view on the lake and the city. If you would like it to compare to the Rockefeller Center in Manhattan you could call it the "Rainbow Room" of Friedrichshafen.
We slept in the 4 - Star - Hotel "Goldenes Rad" which is run by the hotel chain Best Western. It has got a very good restaurant, where we had an excellent dinner.
Next stop were the lake dwellings of Unter-Uhldingen. Actually these dwellings are a reconstruction. Maybe this reconstruction (huts on stilts over the water line) is wrong. True: The Lake Constance already was populated at prehistoric times and at all shores of this lake are remnants of these dwellings under the water line today. The archaeologists of Unter-Uhldingen assumed that these were built over the water line, since they were raised on stilts. The archaeologists of the village of Arbon on the lake bank opposite assume that they were on the shore and just built in this fashion because the ground was swampy. The prehistoric builder of these dwellings should have built them - on the shore or not - on long stilts anyway: There are no daily tides, but especially in spring when the snow in the mountains is melting, the water level of the Lake Constance can get rather high. So long stilts only could be of advantage. In there were stilts on the shore as we have it today the remnants of those probably would be gone today.
Next stop was the historic city of Meersburg, where we had an apple must and - on a park-bench with a beautiful lake view - our lunch. Interesting: The Fritz Preiss - http://littlequarry.blogspot.com/ - painted the castle of Meersburg on his picture post card of the thirties exaktly from the same direction from where I took the photo.
Passing the nice little port of Hagnau we came to a winery, where some winegrowers were delivering their grapes. Luckily the winery had got a shop, so we could buy an excellent bottle of a good vintage year for the night.
Eventually we reached Friedrichshafen. This is a mayor city, where once the airship Zeppelin was invented and built. During World war I and II there were developed armaments industry, which had the follow-up of a couple of massive airstrikes during world war II. In 1944 the historical center was almost completely destroyed. This is the reason for its present architecture, which is shaped by the plain style of the fifties. The Zeppelin Museum - a building in the architectural style of Bauhaus - survived the intensive bombardment. In the tallest building of the fifties on the highest floor is a nice restaurant with a beautiful view on the lake and the city. If you would like it to compare to the Rockefeller Center in Manhattan you could call it the "Rainbow Room" of Friedrichshafen.
We slept in the 4 - Star - Hotel "Goldenes Rad" which is run by the hotel chain Best Western. It has got a very good restaurant, where we had an excellent dinner.
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