USO Bus Tour to Konstanz Germany

We took our first USO tour yesterday. It was a day trip to the town of Konstanz Germany for a lake festival known as the Seenachtfest. We got on the Bus at Panzer for the 2 hour ride to Konstanz. We

could have driven there faster but it was so nice to let them take care of the driving, parking and navigating as the roadways were very congested, reminded me of Norman on a football Saturday.

Arriving about 15.00 Clock we headed through the town of Konstanz towards the Summer Party at the shore. The town had a mix of old and new ( similar to most of the Germany towns we was visited).

Once there we found six different stages with live music most all paying American music! The guy was signing Elvis tunes and was on all day and late into the evening almost non-stop. It was fun to sing along to the songs with our native language filling the air.

Food stands and white dining tents were lined up like a string of pearls around Konstanz Bay.

We enjoyed homemade potato chips, swirl ice cream, döner kebap, brauts, pizza and probably some other things but today it hurts my stomach to try and remember any more!

The Seenachtfet Markt had souvenirs, jewelry and handcrafted treasures from around the world and it was fun to stroll along the boardwalk watching the people as they made their purchases. I found the coolest ceramic fire bowl that would be perfect for our balcony or even for camping or tailgate parties.

The promenade was 3.5 km long (2.17 miles) and we enjoyed the beautiful natural scenery of Konstanz Bay, the Yacht Club, swans on the lake and the bridge over the Rhein River

Of course the water is traditionally part of the Seenachtfest program - this year it included water skiers....

.....garden fountains and rain showers!

Umbrellas went up and the festival went on. No one seemed bothered by the rain.

And the finale of the evening was the fireworks over the harbor!

Then we headed back to the bus for the ride home, again it was nice to let them handle the driving while we kicked back and relaxed! We sat at one light 12 minutes waiting to get through the intersection on the main road that led out of town. And on the ride home it opened up and poured! Thankfully we were nestled inside the warm comfortable bus. We got back to the post at 2:30 and were in bed before 3:00....we are getting too old for nights this late but it was a great trip.