5/10/17: Freiburg Walking & Biking Tour

We have completed our walking and biking tours.  All enjoyed it and learned a lot about sustainability in Germany...  

Miles walked: > 9.3 ; biked for 1.5 hours

   

5/9/17: Castle, farms, wind turbines...

We had a wonderful-weather day enjoying traveling from a castle ruin, to farms and wind turbines.  All are doing very well and seem to be enjoying their time acclimating to Freiburg and its surroundings. 

Miles walked: > 7.3

 

5/8/2017: We made it!

We all made it to the Frankfurt airport and are currently waiting on the train to Freiburg.  The day ahead has us eating local cuisine, checking into the hotel, hiking, and whatever else we may find.

Miles walked: > 6.1

 

2017 Pre-Departure Blog Entry

We are once again looking forward to an exciting and educational trip this year!  Thank you for sending your kids with us to have this adventure.

For all the parents / guardians that are following our blog and may require our phone numbers in an emergency, please note them below:

Dr. Ed Gatzke:  803-361-1749

Dr. Andi Gatzke:  803-220-6572

Day 15: Aufwiedersehen!

The trip has ended and all students have moved on to their respective travel plans.

Thank you parents and guardians for allowing your kids to join us in what had been quite an adventure!

Day 14: Deutsches Museum & Hofbrauhaus Dinner

The group toured a very large science museum, had the afternoon free, and then gathered in the evening to enjoy dinner at the Hofbrauhaus.

It has been a 6 walking mile day (at least...the students spent much effort looking all over the expansive museum!)

Update: Pictures available here.

Day 13: Zugspitze

We took a morning train to Garmisch, boarded a train to Zugspitze that transitioned to a cog-wheel train to take us the rest of the way up!

After snowballs and sledding, we took a gondola to the area where you could see the summit.

Then, we walked across the Germany/ Austria border!

The gondola ride down was much longer and we also got a fantastic view of the Eibsee!

7 walking miles today...

Update: Pictures available here.