Germany, Part Zwei

Alright, so here after a rainy day in Tutzing I can finish my update. Wednesday was fishing, Friday was the big party, and Sunday was Salzburg. There ya go, finished. Really though.....

About half of the riding done at Greinwaldhof (the farm) is therapeutic riding for kids with learning disabilities or behavioral problems. There is a school down the road called Tabaluga, which is where most of these kids go. Friday (the 31st) was the last day of school for all kids in Bavaria, they have a crazy school schedule. But now they are all on holiday and every year Martin and Marlene throw a party for the kids and also so that some of them can show off their riding that they have been practicing over the year, usually about 150-200 people come for the party. It's a really cool event for the kids, and was a really great event for me because there were tons of homemade German cakes and tons of grilled pork, sausages, and fish.....and a couple barrels of beer also! Me and the other helpers, Richard and Nina, helped with a lot of the setting up for the party and the drinking of the beer, good times all around.

Sunday (yesterday) I went to Salzburg, Austria for the day and have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by the city. I wasn't expecting too much but it's a nice place to be for a day. They have some nice gardens and it's also where Mozart was born so the whole city has somewhat of a musical theme centered around Mozart. It was able to sucker 10 euro out of me to see the house where Mozart was born and also the house where he grew up. The best part was at the end of the day I was able to find the Augustiner brewery and have a nice, big 1L stein of beer in the beer garden.

So it's been a good past week here in Germany, I've really enjoyed my time here. The area around here is so beautiful too that I've gotten plenty of good running in also. For those who don't know, I'm going to be running the Loch Ness Marathon in Scotland on October 4th before I fly home, so I have plenty of training to do! Tomorrow I'm hoping to go mountain biking in the German Alps and later in the week head to Munich to see the city. Then off to Spain! Hope everyone is doing well at home!