Lakeside festival welcoming 🎉

Well what an arrival party you’ve thrown for me Friedrichshafen! The city on a lake between Germany and Switzerland had a fun filled festival tonight. I’d planned to have dinner at one of the lakeside restaurants but they were all full so I went for a walk along the lake. Great move!

All along the shore were stalls, bars, food vendors and lots of street entertainers as well as stage with live music. The street entertainers included a fire thrower from Sydney (what are the chance), magicians, break dancers and a cool Latin American band in fluorescent tights! There was another smaller band who could well have what it takes for Eurovision level weirdness.

After wandering along for about an hour checking it all out I found a grassy spot to sit like the loner I am and grab some food. Naturally my first meal in Germany was a currywurst! A weird token system for the plate and coke bottle means the prices are higher but you get a refund when you bring the empties back.

All of this was set on the shores of a beautiful lake with a Canberra-esque fountain on a lovely summer night. What a welcome to Germany 🇩🇪! Maybe it’s just me high on the second hand smoke around here, but it’s a fun start to my second week in Europe!Read more