A Day Trip to Germany

Earlier this month, Doc made some calls to immigration and our local registration office since my residence permit approval was taking longer than we were told. We discovered that my permit was approved a month after I got here, but that our local registration office had no record of it. Thankfully, the offices that deal with immigration and residency issues were quick to remedy the situation. Less than a week after we discovered the problem, I had my permit. On Sunday, Doc and I decided to celebrate receiving my long-awaited residence permit by taking a day trip across the border into Germany. We took the train to Konstanz and toured the old town.


Konstanzer Münster

From Konstanz, we took a ferry to Insel Mainau, an island located on the Bodensee (a large lake between Switzerland, Germany, and Austria). The island is filled with beautiful gardens and colorful flowers, even this late in the season.








This sculpture reminded us of Sideshow Bob!!


We took this photo in the butterfly house.