Finally, another post!

So, farm life continues... Pretty much the same, every day. Cleaning horse shit, cleaning more horse shit, gathering apples and plums (making apple cider, too, one afternoon), cleaning around the house, taking the horses out, napping whenever possible...

Weekends are a little more interesting, though.

On July 30^th Manuel and I took a boat out onto Chiemsee, to see the islands. No, not our own boat, for once. There are two main islands Herreninsel and Fraueninsel. The first has a castle on it, built by the famous (well, he’s famous here) König Ludwig II, who’s responsible for basically all of the great architecture and art in Bavaria. It was supposed to be a replica of Versailles, but didn’t quite hit the mark. The other island, is a small town, where people actually live. Not quite sure how that works, but it’s pretty cool.

Me in front of the castle. We didn’t go inside, because we didn’t have a lot of time, but it was still pretty cool. Actually, what took most of my attention was a fountain with some pretty impressive, if odd, allegories.

Hi! :)

On Friday the 5^th there was a Bergfest, that us three WWOOFers were invited to as well. That’s Victor, from Spain, on the left, and Gregoire, from France, on the right. I think I’ve mentioned this, but it’s ironic that the last two were also from Spain and France. Hum. So yeah, the Bergfest was pretty cool, except when it started to rain... But then it cleared up. It was really nice to just sit around the fire, drink a beer (yes, I really drank a beer! Bavarian Weißbier is the way to go...), chat with some people. More parties need to be like that.

Weekend of the 13^th, Manuel’s friend Elisa came to visit, and the three of us went camping for the evening. We went swimming, hung out by the lake, and got to see this. Holy crap. It was actually nearly impossible to tell what was up and what was down...

Wow.

Out and about in Höslwang, about 2 km from the farm. Manuel and I spent an afternoon walking around the area, and stopped here for lunch. I ate a Käsebrot. Not to be confused with Brot mit Käse, ‘cause this was cheese with bread. And me.... Being a little scared. But, in the end, I won.

The church in Höslwang, with the funny dome on top of the bell tower, which you actually see on every church and chapel here. It’s just so unexpected. Maybe because it’s so close to Austria...? I’ll spare you photos of the interior, because it’s pretty spectacularly ugly. Really. So much silver and so many statues it’s terrifying.

Pretty countryside.

A little chapel, with the same funny little dome....

And finally... OMG kittens!! :) They’re getting so big, and so much more fun!