February 29th, 2016
We experienced technical difficulties with our computer the past few days that put blogging on a standstill for me while amazing hubby tried to figure out what was going on. Thankfully, he was able to fix things and we are up and going again. Yay!
Our village has a community center. We have been there a few times now and continue to learn about the services offered within the building. We went there when we were first moving into the village to set up our utilities and internet. S and I walked over there this past week and perused the tourist brochures for our area. Though most were in German, I was surprised to find some in English. One of the brochures I picked up was for a nature trail called the Naturerlebnispfad. Seeing the pictures, I knew it would be a hit with our boys.
The sun came out on Saturday for the ENTIRE day! After doing some painting and cleaning (we are still at it), we decided to explore the nature trail. I’m glad we did! The Naturerlebnispfad is a circular route with a length of approximately 1,100 meters. It has five thematic areas; natural touch, sensing, hearing, seeing and comprehending. There are several stops along the way to experience each of the themes. We liked some more than others and a couple were in disrepair. However, the nature path is free to the public and still worth the trip.
When we first walked up, we came to this map…
We then followed paintings of ants on trees to show us the way through the woods. The first station had an awesome net swing. Another family was already enjoying it so we moved on to the next swing and then ran down the path.
We practiced our long jumps at the animal jumping station
played music on this huge xylophone
viewed the “animals” out in the distance from the watch tower before making friends with them
learned about the rings inside trees
tested our agility
relaxed
threw rocks into the pond
and slowly made our way to the beginning again.
By the time we walked back, the web swing was free. We lingered there for awhile so everyone could get a turn to swing!
The boys enjoyed riding in the swing and pushing their parents…big kids at heart! If you come visit, they might give you a ride and maybe even rock you to sleep.
