Wendisch Rietz

I love German breakfasts! Nothing sweet but great food. Then off to try our Kahn - a boat of the Sorbian people (not Serbian). They are an ethnic minority that live in Spreewald (as well as other parts of East Germany. They have their own culture and language which is protected. In the morning we went on the traditional Kahn boat and went for a tour of the waterways where we went through three lochs. There are hundreds of these canals with their lochs around the district which has a massive channel network. It was very picturesque - I think Monet would have been happy here/. It was so peaceful as we were not in the main town - Schlepzig is tiny! Then in the afternoon we went to a Sorbian town (sort of like Soverign Hill) where there are building of how things used to be and some Sorb people in traditional dress selling traditional wares. It was interesting touring this very small minority looking at the ways they are trying to ensure their culture is not lost. Returned to check out the local distillery to find it had closed for the day 🙁. So went and got a glass of wine and sat on our balcony - I swear we had the best room in the place!. Lovely relaxing day,Read more