A weekend trip to the Bodensee
In July we spent a weekend near the Bodensee in Southern Germany. It's a beautiful place with a lot to do in the area. The lake is bordered by Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. We only stayed in Germany, but it would be great to go back and explore some other areas. We stayed at a Ferienhof which is a "holiday farm." They are working farms that offer apartments and/or rooms to rent. We had a great little apartment complete with a loft, which the kiddos loved! It had a nice outdoor area with riding toys and chairs to relax in. The kids loved the animals (and we did too!). After we arrived on Friday we went to visit the Affenburg Salem which is home to over 200 freely roaming monkeys. This was by far one of our favorite things we have done here yet! After being given instructions each person gets a handful of popcorn to feed the monkeys. The walkways are lined with wooden beams which the monkeys sit on. If they want popcorn they